Key Inventors Of The Industrial Revolution

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Key Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

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1.

Which of the following inventors/scientists did NOT make an important discovery in the period of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
  
  Steve Jobs
- B.
  
  Albert Einstein
- C.
  
  The Wright Brothers
- D.
  
  Thomas Edison
2.

Thomas Edison invented many things. One of them was the __________________.
- A.
  
  Cotton gin
- B.
  
  Internet
- C.
  
  Air plane
- D.
  
  Incandescent light bulb
3.

Who invented the first manned flying machine?
- A.
  
  Charles Lindbergh
- B.
  
  William E. Boeing
- C.
  
  Thomas Edison
- D.
  
  The Wright Brothers
4.

What is this illustration an example of?
- A.
  
  Telephone
- B.
  
  Telegraph
- C.
  
  Phonograph
- D.
  
  Movie player
5.

This scientist theory of relativity changed the way people viewed the world with this equation. Who created this equation?
- A.
  
  Thomas Edison
- B.
  
  Orville Wright
- C.
  
  Albert Einstein
- D.
  
  Batman
6.

Where did the Wright Brothers have their first successful manned flight?
- A.
  
  Charleston, South Carolina
- B.
  
  Washington, D.C.
- C.
  
  Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- D.
  
  Atlanta, Georgia
7.

How long did the first recorded manned flight The Wright Brothers last?
- A.
  
  12 minutes
- B.
  
  12 seconds
- C.
  
  In never got off the ground
- D.
  
  4 hours
8.

What big project did Albert Einstein help with when he was a physicist (scientist)?
- A.
  
  Creating the atomic bomb (nuclear bomb)
- B.
  
  Building the time bomb
- C.
  
  Creating a faster train
- D.
  
  Building taller buildings out of steel
9.

The phonograph was the first invention that ___________________.
- A.
  
  Let people make long distance phone calls
- B.
  
  Recorded TV shows
- C.
  
  Played recorded music at a persons home
- D.
  
  Played movies on the big screen
10.

What were the names of the 2 telephone companies that Alexander Graham Bell created?
- A.
  
  Bell Telephone Company
- B.
  
  United Telephones of America
- C.
  
  Telephones of the United States
- D.
  
  American Telephone and Telegraph
- E.
  
  All American Telephone and Telegraph
11.

READ VERY CAREFULLYThomas Edison created a company that provided oil called General Electric.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

The Wright Brothers started the Aircraft Industry. They were the 1st to create the very first __________________________.
- A.
  
  Could make it to outer space
- B.
  
  Could fly with 2 engines
- C.
  
  Had a person on the plane flying it
- D.
  
  Had a man control the plane from the ground
13.

What are some ways that Thomas Edison and the invention of the electric generator helped improve life in America. (CHOOSE 2)
- A.
  
  Factories could stay open at night to increase productivity of consumer goods
- B.
  
  Police could now see better to capture criminals
- C.
  
  New technology made life at home much easier and allowed more free time
- D.
  
  Hospitals can not save people from dying