PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Cornelius Vanderbilt
American business magnate and philanthropist who built wealth in railroads and shipping.
(May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877)
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
- Dominated and oil industry was the first great u.s trust
- Born July 8, 1839
- Died may 23, 1937
AMERICAN FINACIER, BANKER, ART COLLECTOR
Thomas Edison
Developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world. (Light bulbs, phonograph)1847, 1913
LIGHTBULB, PHOTOGRAPH,TELAGRAPH
ELECTRICAL,MECHANICAL ENGINEER