Nusymowicz Federico Period 4 The Gilded Age ID Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839 March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era of cheap beef." Swift pioneered the use of animal byproducts for the manufacture of soap, glue, fertilizer, various types of sundries, even medical products. Also donated to orgs such as the YMCA. Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 8 December 1903) was an English Philosopher and prominent classical liberal political theorist. Although he wrote mostly about political theory and emphasized "positive beneficence" in his works, he is widely described as the father of Social Darwinism, a term that Spencer never used. Spencer often analyzed human societies as evolving systems, and coined the term "survival of the fittest." He contributed to a wide range of subjects, including ethics, metaphysics, religion, politics, rhetoric, biology and psychology. Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832July 18, 1899) was a 19th-century American author who wrote 135 dime novels. Illustrated the American dream in novels. Thomas Edward Watson (September 5, 1856 September 26, 1922), generally known as Tom Watson, was a United States politician from Georgia. In early years, Watson championed poor farmers and the working class; later he became a controversial publisher and Populist politician. Two years before his death, he was elected to the United States Senate. His virulent attacks on the Roman Catholic Church, African Americans, Jews, the League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson and the war effort in World War I diminished his political influence. Henry George (September 2, 1839 October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and the most influential proponent of the "Single Tax" on land. He is the author of Progress and Poverty, written in 1879. William Graham Sumner (1840-1910), American professor at Yale College for many years where he had a reputation among students as one of the most influential teachers. He was a polymath with numerous books and essays in American history, economic history, political theory, sociology, and anthropology. His popular essays gave him a wide audience for his laissez-faire advocacy of free markets, anti-imperialism, and the gold standard. He was a president of American Sociological Association from 1908 to 1909. Edward Bellamy (March 26, 1850May 22, 1898) was an American author, most famous for his utopian novel set in the year 2000, Looking Backward, published in 1888.
Bessemer-Kelly Method The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867May 30, 1912), are Americans generally credited with making the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. In the two years afterward, they developed their flying machine into the world's first practical fixedwing aircraft. Guglielmo Marchese Marconi, GCVO (25 April 1874-20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, best known for his development of a practical radiotelegraph system, which served as the foundation for the establishment of numerous affiliated companies worldwide. Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 August 2, 1922) was a Scottish scientist and inventor who emigrated to Canada and later the United States. Today, Bell is widely considered as one of the foremost developers of the telephone, together with Antonio Meucci inventor of the first telephone prototype and Philipp Reis. In addition to Bell's work in telecommunications technology, he was responsible for important advances in aviation and hydrofoil technology. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide into the 21st century. Dubbed Wizard "The of Menlo Park" by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention, and can therefore be credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 October 10, 1925) was a U.S. tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for his involvement with Duke University. The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal as portrayed in the satirical pen and ink illustrated stories created by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson during over 15 years spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. S curve, etc. Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824June 21, 1893) was an American business tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. The Interstate Commerce Commission (or ICC) was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. The agency was abolished in 1995, and the agency's remaining functions were transferred to the Surface Transportation Board. Watered stock is an asset with an artificially-inflated value. The term is most commonly used to refer to a form of securities fraud common under older corporate laws that placed a heavy emphasis upon the par value of stock.
Pools Interlocking directorate refers to the practice of members of corporate board of directors serving on the boards of multiple corporations. This practice, although widespread and lawful, raises questions about the quality and independence of board decisions. In microeconomics and strategic management, the term vertical integration describes a style of ownership and control. Vertically integrated companies are united through a hierarchy and share a common owner. Usually each member of the hierarchy produces a different product or service, and the products combine to satisfy a common need. In microeconomics and strategic management, the term horizontal integration describes a type of ownership and control. It is a strategy used by a business or corporation that seeks to sell a type of product in numerous markets. To get this market coverage, several small subsidiary companies are created. Each markets the product to a different market segment or to a different geographical area. This is sometimes referred to as the horizontal integration of marketing. The horizontal integration of production exists when a firm has plants in several locations producing similar products. Horizontal integration in marketing is much more common than horizontal integration in production. Rose Schneiderman (April 6, 1882 August 11, 1972) was a prominent United States labor union leader and socialist of the first part of the twentieth century. Munn v. Illinois, 94 U.S. 113 (1876)[1], was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with corporate rates and agriculture. The Munn v. Illinois case allowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders, including railroads. Wabash Decision A yellow-dog contract (or a yellow-dog clause[1]of a contract) is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union whilst employed. In the United States, such contracts were, until the 1930s, widely used by employers to prevent the formation of unions, most often by permitting employers to take legal action against union organizers. In 1932, yellow-dog contracts were outlawed in the United States under the Norris-LaGuardia Act. A Collective agreement is a labour contract between an employer and one or more unions. Collective bargaining consists of the process of negotiation between representatives of a union and employers (represented by management, in some countries by employers' organization) in respect of the terms and conditions of employment of employees, such as wages, hours of work, working conditions and grievance-procedures, and about the rights and responsibilities of trade unions.