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The Power of Electricity in Business Innovation

Explore how electricity transformed businesses in the 19th century with the inventions of Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Alexander Graham Bell.

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The Power of Electricity in Business Innovation

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  1. Power of Electricity • Electricity change the nature of business • By 1890 electricity ran a lot of machines • The inexpensive machines soon became available

  2. George Westinghouse • Added innovations that made electricity a lot safer and less expensive

  3. Thomas Edison • Made the light bulb better • He invented the telegraph • He was a pioneer frontier • Made a research laboratory in Menlo Park New Jersey • Later he invented an entire system for distributing for electricity and power

  4. Thomas Edison

  5. Christopher Soles • He invented the type writer • Changed the world of work

  6. Alexander Graham Bell • He invented the telephone • It opened a way for world wide communication

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