Gilded Age Inventors
Across
- 4. nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American businessman and philanthropist revolutionized the steel-making process who amassed a fortune in shipping and railroads.
- 8. Oil tycoon and owner of Standard Oil, who controlled 90+% of the oil produced in the US
- 9. inventor most well known for his impact on the use of AC (alternating current)
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- 1. inventor of the telephone
- 2. steel tycoon and writer of The Gospel of Wealth that argued that wealthy individuals owe it to society to invest their money into bettering society
- 3. inventor credited for perfecting the light bulb, influencing cities to create electric grids, and many other inventions, such as the motion picture camera
- 5. an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. Fortune made by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for Black women
- 6. an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age
- 7. inventor of the process that revolutionized the steel-making process