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Working Americans Vol. 11: Inventors & Entrepreneurs

Table of Contents

Dedication




Table of Contents




Preface




Introduction




Acknowledgments




1880-1899 Introduction




1882 News Feature: Developments in Oil




1885 Profile: Buck Blanchard, Traveling Book Salesman




Historical Snapshot 1885




1885 Innovations




1886 Profile: Jan Matzeliger, Revolutionized the Shoe Making Industry




Historical Snapshot 1886




1886 Innovations




1895 Profile: James “Jake” Ritty, Invented the Cash Register




Historical Snapshot 1895




1900-1909 Introduction




1900 Profile: Marguerite Globman, Attempted to Invent Streetcar Fender




Historical Snapshot 1900




1905 News Feature: An Antitoxin for Laziness




1907 Profile: Milton S. Hershey, Created Hershey’s Chocolate




Historical Snapshot 1907




Chocolate Timeline




1908 Profile: Henry Wood, Improved Sales Through Mail-Order Seed Catalog




Historical Snapshot 1908




1910-1919 Introduction




1911 Profile: James Murray Spangler, Invented Upright Vacuum Cleaner




Historical Snapshot 1911




Vacuum Cleaner Timeline




Domestic Labor-Saving Invention Timeline




1913 News Feature: Harnessing Heredity




1917 Profile: Grace Wiederseim, Created the Campbell’s Kids




Historical Snapshot 1917




Commercial Canning Timeline




Food and Food Brand Timeline




1919 Profile: Madam C.J. Walker, Founded Successful Hair Care Business




Historical Snapshot 1919




1920 – 1929 Introduction




1921 News Feature: Using the Vacuum Tube to Hear




1923 Profile: Allan Kusse, Harvested, Shaped and Distributed Ice




Historical Snapshot 1923




Refrigeration Timeline




1926 Profile: Gideon Sundback, Revolutionized the Zipper




Historical Snapshot 1926




1928 Profile: Joseph Ridgeway, Stock Pool Manager on Wall Street




Historical Snapshot 1928




1930 – 1939 Introduction




1931 Profile: George Mecherle, Established State Farm




Historical Snapshot 1931




1934 News Feature: Off the Record: Snuff




1935 Profile: Donald Davis, Created Innovative Wheaties Ad Campaign




Historical Snapshot 1935




Radio Timeline




General Mills Timeline




1939 Profile: Herbert Thomas Kalmus, Invented Technicolor




Historical Snapshot 1939




Photographic Film Timeline




1940 – 1949 Introduction




1940 Profile: William J. Woods, Made Electric Light Affordable




Historical Snapshot 1940




Electric Light Bulb Timeline




1945 Profile: Lt. (Dr.) Mary Sears, Overcame Prejudices In the U.S. Navy




Historical Snapshot 1945




1945 News Feature: Something New and Strange In Plastics




1947 Profile: Percy Lebraon Spencer, Invented the Microwave




Historical Snapshot 1947




1950 – 1959 Introduction




1954 Profile: Edwin Howard Armstrong, Father of FM Radio




Historical Snapshot 1954




New York City in 1954




1954 News Feature: Large Electronic Machines




1955 Profile: Jack Simplot, Created A Fortune From French Fries




Historical Snapshot 1955




1959 Profile: Jack Kilby, Revolutionized the Electronics Industry




Historical Snapshot 1959




Notable Inventions of the 1950s




1960 – 1969 Introduction




1960 News Feature: Coca-Cola Broadens Its Coverage




1965 Profile: Norton Simon, Created Multimillion Dollar Hunt's Empire




Historical Snapshot 1965




1967 Profile: Dr. Harry Coover, Helped Discover Super Glue




Historical Snapshot 1967




Notable Inventions of the 1960s




1969 Profile: Benjamin Eisenstadt, Inventor of Sweet-N-Low




Historical Snapshot 1969




1970-1979 Introduction




1975 Profile: Roy and Dotty Eargle, Created Successful Antique Business




Historical Snapshot 1975




1976 Profile: Bette Nesmith Graham, Invented Liquid Paper




Historical Snapshot 1976




History of Office Equipment




1977 News Feature: First Color Telecast




1979 Profile: Hank Selman, Pioneered Computer Leasing




Historical Snapshot 1979




Notable Inventions of the 1970s




1980-1989 Introduction




1984 Profile: Stephen Hassenfeld, Fine Tuned Hasbro’s GI Joe




Historical Snapshot 1984




Notable American Toy Timeline




1986 Profile: James Kennedy Jarrett, Super Accurate Rifle Guru




Historical Snapshot 1986




Savannah River Nuclear Facility Timeline




1987 News Feature: Kidcorder: Sold as a Toy




1989 Profile: Bill Reindollar, Created Cash Register Repair Service




Historical Snapshot 1989




Business Machines Timeline




1990-1999 Introduction




1994 Profile: Marie Moffett, Visionary of Hydrogen Fuel Cells




Historical Snapshot 1994




1995 Profile: Jerry D. Neal, Vanguard in Emerging Cell Phone Market




Historical Snapshot 1995




Cell Phones and Wireless Communications Timeline




1996 Profile: Maurice Jennings, Launched the Biscuitville Restaurant Chain




Historical Snapshot 1996




Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Timeline




1998 News Feature: Toying With Science




2000-2010 Introduction




2008 Profile: Rey Banatao, Created A Greener Surfboard




Historical Snapshot 2008




2009 Profile: William Thomas Davis, Launched Thomas Creek Brewery as Retiree




Historical Snapshot 2009




2010 Profile: Gorm Bressner, Industrial Designer With Many Patents




Historical Snapshot 2010




2010 News Feature: 3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution




Credits