KIDS QUIZ
FAMOUS INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
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Question
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What generalization can be made about the investments made in inventions during the mid to late 1800s?
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The funding allowed technologies to develop in a shorter timeframe.
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Money often caused disagreements between investors and inventors.
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A strong investment guaranteed a large profit from the sale of an invention.
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It ensured that only the most useful inventions would be developed and sold.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The coal-fired steam engine was in many respects the decisive technology of the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was first applied to pump water out of coal mines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the most important inventions of the first Industrial Revolution include the steam engine, the spinning jenny, cotton gin, and the telegraph. This was followed by the second Industrial Revolution, which saw the advent of the internal combustion engine, controlled electricity, and the lightbulb.
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