Quiz 17, Chapter 10, pp. 182-190 Flashcards
1
Q
invented the reaping machine
A
Cyrus McCormick
2
Q
entrepreneur who helped make possible the first transatlantic cable
A
Cyrus Field
3
Q
invented the steel plow
A
John Deere
4
Q
became known as America’s greatest science teacher
A
Louis Agassiz
5
Q
made further improvements on Elias Howe’s sewing machine
A
Issac Singer
6
Q
invented the telegraph
A
Samuel Morse
7
Q
Who was credited with introducing ether as an effective pain killer for surgery?
A
William Morton
8
Q
Why did one and a half million Irish people immigrate to the US?
A
to escape the potato famine, which had caused widespread starvation
9
Q
Name the first woman to become a physician in the US?
A
Elizabeth Blackwell
10
Q
What term is defined as one who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product?
A
entrepreneur
