People Flashcards
1
Q
He invented the telephone.
A
Alexander Graham Bell
2
Q
He introduced the assembly line to the automobile industry.
A
Henry Ford
3
Q
He invented the phonograph, motion picture projector, storage battery, and lightbulb in his “invention business” in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
A
Thomas Edison
4
Q
They invented the first gas-powered airplane.
A
Orville and Wilbur Wright
5
Q
He used vertical integration and the Bessemer process to become the a leader in the steel industry.
A
Andrew Carnegie
6
Q
He used horizontal integration to form the Standard Oil Trust.
A
John D. Rockefeller
7
Q
He was known as a railroad tycoon whose wealth came form consolidating companies to gain more control. He worked to drive other railroads out of business.
A
Cornelius Vanderbilt
