Innovation in History
Chicago
Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. Columbia College/Chicago
Balloon Frame Construction
Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1848
Railroad Development
Futures Market/Grain Grading
Packinghouse “Disassembly Line”
Lumber Yards/Distribution
International Trade/Global Marketing
Industrial Development/South Works
Transit Innovations
Pullman, Illinois
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Burnham Plan, 1909
Social Justice/Gov. Altgeld
Ida B. Wells/Social Protest
Industrial Innovation/Western Electric
Medical Innovations
Steel Frame Construction
Long-term Impact of Steel Frame Construction
The Arts/Public Art
African American Major Leagues
Century of Progress Fair
Museum of Science and Industry
Department Stores
Small Progressive Era Parks
Al Capone/Organized Crime
Impact of the Automobile
Container Transportation