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August 27, 2007

August 27, 2007. Objective: What were the following entrepreneurs or inventors best associated or known during the late 1800s? 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 6. John D. Rockefeller 2. George Westinghouse 7. Gustavus Swift 3. Andrew Carnegie 8. Philip Armour

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August 27, 2007

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  1. August 27, 2007 • Objective: • What were the following entrepreneurs or inventors best associated or known during the late 1800s? • 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt 6. John D. Rockefeller • 2. George Westinghouse 7. Gustavus Swift • 3. Andrew Carnegie 8. Philip Armour • 4. George Pullman • 5. Milton Hershey

  2. Cornelius Vanderbilt

  3. 1.STEAMBOAT AND RAILROAD ENTREPRENEUR

  4. George Westinghouse The Westinghouse Air Brake Company

  5. 2. INVENTOR OF THE AIR BRAKING SYSTEM FOR TRAINS AND FOUNDER OF WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC

  6. ANDREW CARNEGIE

  7. 3. Captain of the steel industry

  8. George Pullman

  9. 4. Inventor of the railroad sleeping car

  10. Milton Hershey

  11. 5. Entrepreneur of the candy industry

  12. This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit Here. Alexander Graham Bell- Inventor of the Telephone

  13. Known for his experiments with electricity and his development of thelight bulb Thomas Edison

  14. J. D. Rockefeller

  15. 6. Entrepreneur of the oil industry

  16. Meat Kings of Chicago Philip Armour Gustavus Swift

  17. 7. Gustavus Swift – revolutionized the meat packing industry through his invention of the refrigerated box car 8. Philip Armour – pioneered the sale of canned meat

  18. 9. Pierre Samuel Dupont – explosives and chemical businessman

  19. Charles Goodyear • Developer of vulcanized rubber

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