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12 Cards in this Set
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Elisha Otis
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Made elevators safer
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Henry Bessemer
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invented how to turn iron into steel
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Andrew Carnegie
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produced great amounts of steel
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Thomas Edison
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invented the light bulb to power the buildings
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William Le Baron Jenney Home Insurance
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First skyscraper
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Alexander Graham Bell
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invented the telephone and started a school for the deaf
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Jane Addams
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opened Hull House, giving people a chance to:
1. see a doctor 2. find a new job 3. learn skills 4. have a safe place to live |
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Louis Pasteur
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discovered grems and make milk safe to drink
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Jonas Salk
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- discovered vaccine for polio
- started a school for medical science |
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What happened when Chicago fire destroyed the town?
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It left space for a new city.
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What was life like in Chicago at that time?
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- overcrowded
- dangerous jobs - unhealthy living conditions |
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Charles Drew
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discovered how to preserve blood; started the Red Cross blood program
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