| A | B |
| Henry Bessemer | new process for making steel |
| Gail Borden | condensed milk |
| Latham Sholes | standardized typewriter keyboard |
| Elijah McCoy | lubricating cup |
| Alexander Graham Bell | telephone |
| Henry Ford | horseless carriage |
| Thomas Edison | incandescent light bulb, phonograph, copy machine |
| George Eastman | easy-to-use camera |
| George Westinghouse | air brake |
| Andrew Carnegie | steel |
| John D. Rockefeller | oil |
| Gustavus Swift | cattle dealer/slaughterhouse |
| George Corliss | Corliss steam engine |
| Lewis H. Latimer | assisted in improving the light bulb |
| monopoly | one company owning all railroads |
| national market | connects buyers and sellers from great distances |
| railroad | benefitted most from creation of time zones |