| A | B |
|---|
| Christopher Sholes | perfected the typewriter |
| Cyrus Field | ran underwater telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Alexander Graham Bell | invented the telephone |
| Thomas Edison | developed the lightbulb, phonograph, motion picture projector, electric power plant |
| Elijah McCoy | created a special device that oiled engines automatically |
| Granville T. Woods | found a way to send telegraph messages between moving railroad trains |
| Jan Matzeliger | invented a shoemaking machine |
| Gustavus Swift | created the refrigerated railroad car for transporting meat |
| George Eastman | introduced the lightweight Kodak camera |
| Henry Ford | introduced the assembly line making mass production possible |
| Orville and Wilbur Wright | invented the airplane |
| Josephine Cochrane | built first automatic dishwasher |
| Samuel F. B. Morse | received a patent for the telegraph; used a code of dots and dashes to send messages-Morse Code |
| William Blackstone | invented the washing machine |
| assembly line | a conveyor belt time arrangement which uses interchangeable parts and specialized labor |
| patent | license for a new invention |
| Alexander Bell quote | Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you. |
| Thomas Edison quote | Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. |
| Henry Ford quote | You can have any color you want as long as it's black. |
| mass production | making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply |
| Bette Nesmith Graham | developed "mistake out" as a way to fix typing mistakes |
| Madame C.J. Walker | developed hair care products and became a millionaire as a result |
