The 2nd Industrial Revolution
“Speed Race”
Using the green book, pages 142-148, find the answers to the following “speed race”
1. Swedish chemist ______invented dynamite for construction purposes.
2. ______developed the first battery in 1800.
3. German inventor ______invented the 1st gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (car engine).
4. Louis Pasteur demonstrated the link between ______& ______in 1870 & greatly changed healthcare forever.
5. In the 1860’s, the first undersea telegraph cable connected ______& ______.
6. British engineer______invented a process to purify iron ore into a lighter, harder & more durable substance called______.
7. Doctor William Morton discovered ______which allowed patients in hospitals to be treated in a more humane manner during surgery.
8. Name given to the prize associated with Nobel’s name & fortune: ______.
9. Gottlieb Daimler used the gasoline powered engine to power the 1st ______.
10. ______used the assembly line to first mass produce cars & made the United States a leader in the automobile industry!
11. Bicycle makers ______& ______designed & flew the 1st ______at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.
12. ______developed the telegraph for coded communication over long distances.
13. American inventor Thomas Edison invented the first electric ______.
14. In 1876, American inventor ______patented the telephone! Your favorite invention I’m sure!
15. Guglielmo Marconi was the 1st to invent the ______in the 1890s.
16. During the 1800’s, a ______railroad provided rail service from the Atlantic to the pacific in the United States.
17. ______, a British nurse, worked to create better sanitary conditions in hospitals & even established the world’s 1st school of nursing
18. Pasteur was responsible for inventing 2 very important health-related inventions:
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19. By the 1890’s, ______quickly replaced steam engines as the main source of industrial power in the factories.
20. English surgeon ______discovered how the use of ______prevented infection. (Bonus: what famous product is named after him?)