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10 Cards in this Set
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Andrew Carnegie- first American to take advantage of the Bessemer process.
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J.P. Morgan- bought out Carnegie and several other major producers.
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John D. Rockefeller- knew he could make money in the oil business, but was deterred by wildcatters.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt- his line became the dominant steamship presence in the New York area.
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Airplane- wright brothers; first human flight, kitty hawk, NC.
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Corporation-
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Bessemer Steel Process- 1st inexpensive way of turning raw iron to steel.
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Light Bulb- was an invention, not a discovery.
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Telephone- invention not discovery. invented in 1876
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Laissez-faire- means "to do little."
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