US Corporate Culture 1900

The Industrial Revolution was the renaissance that applied what had been discovered by scientists since the 1500s. This was accomplished by individuals like Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan and Ford and led by scientists like Einstein, Edison and Tesla.

The US and Europe had made rapid progress from 1800 to 1900 in using scientific discoveries to develop useful devices. The steam engine was developed to create the railroads to move people and goods more easily and rapidly and improve productivity in factories.

Work was still physical and the need to develop labor-saving devices to increase productivity was critical. By 1900, we were replacing horses with cars and lamp oil with electricity. We were replacing the steam engine with the internal combustion engine. We were replacing the telegraph with the telephone. We were chlorinating water and building sanitary sewer systems to prevent disease. We were set to develop indoor plumbing, refrigeration, electric and gas powered tools and home appliances and radios to sell to consumers and households.

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