https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i 10 Very Important People en-us 2021-01-12 14:07:01 UTC 2024-07-15 08:58:59 UTC hello@padlet.com vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078560376 Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish born American, who was a philanthropist and prominent businessman which took part in the steel industry. Carnegie steel, his steel company, was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The steel company became an important part in supplying the railroad industry. Carnegie’s legacy is one of being a prominent philanthropists and one of the most successful businessmen.]]> 2021-01-12 14:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078560376 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078561956 John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was a prominent businessman and founder of Standard Oil Company in Cleveland, Ohio. His oil company helped supply the railroads which allowed for him to be one of the most richest men in history.]]> 2021-01-12 14:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078561956 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078563369 Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) and William Vanderbilt (1821-1885) were a father and son duo who were involved in spaghetti shipping and railroad industry. Their company was based in New York where they were able to own a monopoly of the shipping and railroad industry. They were able to build a railroad empire that reach almost the entire US.]]> 2021-01-12 14:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078563369 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078564235 John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was a successful banker the 19th century as he helped financially support important ventures such as the railroad and steel industry. He was the cofounder of J.P. Morgan & Co, a banking company, based in New York that is still around to this day.]]> 2021-01-12 14:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078564235 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078565451 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was an American inventor and scientist. His most notable invention was the invention of the telephone in 1876 where he applied for a patent in the UK. Bell’s invention of the telephone allowed for faster and easier long distance communication. It also became the starting point for  telephones in the future.]]> 2021-01-12 14:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078565451 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078566357 Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847— October 18, 1931) was a prominent American inventor who had 1093 patents. One of Edison’s most famous invention would be a kinetograph which was a  motion picture camera in 1888 at Edison’s laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. This invention will become the basis of the entire movie industry as the kinetograph could film.]]> 2021-01-12 14:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078566357 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078567666 Wilbur (April 16, 1867-May 30, 1912) and Orville Wright (August 19, 1871-January 30, 1948) were brothers and American inventors based in Dayton, Ohio. They are most notable for being pioneers of aviation as they invented the first controlled aircraft in 1903. The invention of the first aircraft became the basis for all future aircrafts  such as the ones that are used today whether for commercial or governmental use.]]> 2021-01-12 14:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078567666 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078568328 Christopher Sholes, an American inventor from 1819-1890, is best known for his invention of the typewriter in 1868. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sholes invented the typewriter there where the typewriter became an important part of the development of the world as the typewriter made it easier and efficient to write instead of handwriting everything.]]> 2021-01-12 14:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078568328 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078569921 Elisha Otis was an American inventor who lived from 1811-1861. He is noted as creating the concept of the first elevator in 1852 in New York which is important today as the elevator has become a staple in American building infrastructure. ]]> 2021-01-12 14:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078569921 vuvy22 https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078571229 George Eastman (born 1854-1932) was an entrepreneur and inventor who is famously known for creating the first Kodak camera which released to the public in 1888 in Rochester, New York. The invention of the Kodak camera is an important part of US history as it allowed for photography to be done much easier and allow for more people to be able to photograph pictures.]]> 2021-01-12 14:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vuvy22/c61ns1tk8wlwu4k3i/wish/1078571229