Innovation in History
Chicago
Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. Columbia College/Chicago
Balloon Frame Construction
Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1848
Futures Market/Grain Grading
Packinghouse “Disassembly Line”
Lumber Yards/Distribution
International Trade/Global Marketing
Industrial Development/South Works
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Social Justice/Gov. Altgeld
Ida B. Wells/Social Protest
Industrial Innovation/Western Electric
Long-term Impact of Steel Frame Construction
African American Major Leagues
Museum of Science and Industry
Small Progressive Era Parks
Al Capone/Organized Crime