Standard: I will describe how life changed in
America at the turn of the century.
Describe the impact on American life of: the Wright brothers (flight)
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,
December 17, 1903.
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Camp d'Auvours, September
21, 1908: Wilbur's record flight
of 1 hr 31 min 25 4/5 sec. Later
that year he flew 2 hrs 19 min.
The Wright brothers are known as the founders of aviation, following their first successful
12 second flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This short flight on December 17, 1903,
would begin a whole new era in human history--the age of flight.
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Standard: I will describe how life changed
in America at the turn of the century.
• George Washington Carver (science)
George Washington Carver was a famous African American chemist, who discovered
hundreds of ways to use agricultural products. He was especially famous for his invention
involving peanuts. Farmers loved Carver's work, because he taught them farming
techniques to get better crops without spending more money.
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Standard: I will describe how life changed
in America at the turn of the century.
• Alexander Graham Bell (communication)
Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor who successfully patented a working
telephone in 1876. The communication age was about to explode with new inventions.
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Standard: I will describe how life changed
in America at the turn of the century.
• Thomas Edison (electricity).
Thomas Edison was a famous inventor who was granted more than 1,000 patents in
his lifetime. His most famous invention was of the electric light bulb. Edison failed
many times before he finally got the light bulb to work.
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• Samuel Morse- Telegraph
Who developed a less expensive way to make
steel? Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller- Standard Oil Company
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Who invented the light bulb?
• Wright Brothers• George Washington Carver, Jesup Wagon