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many things were made in the gilded age

  • Railroad mileage tripled from 1860 to 1880, and tripled again by 1920.
  • Frederick Winslow Taylor redesigned factory machines, increasing their speed.
  • George Westinghouse invented air brakes for trains, making them both safer and faster.
  • Theodore Vail built a communications network.
  • Nikola Tesla invented a number of electrical devices, as well as the integrated power plant capable of lighting multiple buildings simultaneously.
  • Kerosene replaced whale oil and candles for lighting.

Source: Wikipedia, 'Gilded Age.'

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