Gilded Age Inventors

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  1. 4. nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American businessman and philanthropist revolutionized the steel-making process who amassed a fortune in shipping and railroads.
  2. 8. Oil tycoon and owner of Standard Oil, who controlled 90+% of the oil produced in the US
  3. 9. inventor most well known for his impact on the use of AC (alternating current)
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  1. 1. inventor of the telephone
  2. 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. 3. inventor credited for perfecting the light bulb, influencing cities to create electric grids, and many other inventions, such as the motion picture camera
  4. 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
  5. 6. an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age
  6. 7. inventor of the process that revolutionized the steel-making process