The Great Inventors

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The Great Inventors

• Changes in American Life

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Thomas Edison
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"Genius is one per cent inspiration and
ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly,
a  genius is often merely a talented person who
has done all of his homework. Thomas Edison
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Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light
Bulb January 27, 1880
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Before Matzeligers Invention
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Matzeligers Machine

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Jan Ernst Matzeliger (18521889) invented a
shoemaking machine that increased shoemaking
speed by 900!
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Henry Ford

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Assembly Line

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The Model T