Ch. 6.1:Vocabulary:Entrepeneur-A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a bussiness venture.Incandescent-Giving off visible light as a result of being heated.Bessemer Process-A efficient manufacturing process that injects air into molten iron to remove the carbon and other impurities. Used to make 90% of steel in 1880 in America until the Open-Hearth Process.Iron-A dense metal that is soft and tends to break and rust. Was discovered by prospectors in the Mesabi Range of Minnesota in 1887.Steel-A rust-resistant metal that is made from removing carbon from iron making it lighter and more flexible.Important People:Edwin L. Drake-Successfully used a steam engine to drill for oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania, that removing oil from beneath the earth's surface became practical. Thus starting the oil boom in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Texas. Entrepeneurs transformed oil into kerosene. Gasoline was a by-product in the refining process and was thrown away until later when the automobile became popular.Henery Bessemer and William Kelly-Henery (British Manufacturer) and William (American Ironmaker) developed the Bessemer Process around 1850.-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?Main factors: A wealth of natural resources-oil and coal and iron ore, government support for bussiness, and a growing urban population that provided bothe cheap labor and markets for new products.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Information Source-American History Book
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