Age of Great Inventions
Discussion & Essay Questions
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Sample of Discussion & Essay Questions
- What is your image of an inventor?
- A frumpy, frazzle-haired nerd working alone in his basement?
- Did Edison match this description?
- How was innovation systematized during this period?
- Why was innovation systematized during this period?
- Is progress marked by technological advance?
- In general, does technology improve our lives?
- Or does it create as many problems as it solves?
- Do Americans have an appropriate attitude toward technology?
- Are they too enamored with it?
- Are they too suspicious of it?