The Age of Enlightenment: Rise and Expansion of Scientific Influence
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Which invention made oil lamps obsolete and enabled lighting at night in homes, streets, and public areas?

  • Steam Engine
  • Incandescent Light Bulb (correct)
  • Cotton Gin
  • Spinning Jenny
  • Who is credited with making electricity a commercially available power source, revolutionizing the quality of life for people everywhere?

  • James Watt
  • Robert Fulton
  • Nikola Tesla (correct)
  • Orville Wright
  • Which inventor's creation allowed for instantaneous communication between individuals from their own homes?

  • Alexander Graham Bell (correct)
  • James Watt
  • Robert Fulton
  • Eli Whitney
  • What invention led to a boom in the industry of car-related products and services, standardized production techniques, and high-quality, rapid production?

    <p>First Mass-Produced Car by Henry Ford</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor enabled travel between continents that previously had to be achieved by ship?

    <p>Orville Wright</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Spinning Jenny' and 'Power Loom' are associated with which inventors?

    <p>Edmund Cartwright and James Hargreaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Eli Whitney invent that significantly expanded the need for slaves in the United States?

    <p>Cotton Gin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which invention streamlined and improved manufacturing by introducing standardized parts?

    <p>Power Loom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who attached a steam engine to a ship called the 'Clermont' in 1807?

    <p>Robert Fulton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What invention separated wheat kernels from husks, significantly increasing wheat production?

    <p>Threshing Machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was responsible for inventing the Spinning Jenny and Power Loom during the Industrial Revolution?

    <p>James Hargreaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which inventor is associated with the creation of interchangeable musket parts?

    <p>Eli Whitney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was James Watt's notable invention that could move heavy weights and power various machinery?

    <p>Steam Engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which invention by Eli Whitney significantly boosted cotton processing efficiency by automating a key step?

    <p>Cotton Gin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Let all that you do be done in love.' is a quote that is unrelated to which inventor or invention?

    <p>Samuel F.B Morse and the Telegraph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the Steam-Powered Water Transport by attaching a steam engine to a ship called the 'Clermont'?

    <p>Robert Fulton</p> Signup and view all the answers

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