The Sherman Antitrust Act
by The Sherman Antitrust Act – The First Major Attempt to Curb Monopoly Power in the Industrial Age
Category: Nominations
The Internal Combustion Engine (Nikolaus Otto)
The Internal Combustion Engine (Nikolaus Otto) – The Inventor of the Practical Four-Stroke Engine That Powered a New Age
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill – The Philosopher of Liberty Who Reconciled Capitalism with Social Reform
The Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway – The Tsarist Megaproject That Tamed a Continent
Cyrus Field & The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
Cyrus Field & The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable – The Persistent Financier of Instant Global Communication
John Jacob Astor (Fur & Real Estate)
John Jacob Astor (Fur & Real Estate) – The First American Multi-Millionaire and Master of Monopoly and Speculation
The Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of 1851 – The Global Showcase of Industrial Progress and Free Trade Ideals
The Gold Rushes (California, Klondike)
The Gold Rushes (California, Klondike) – The Chaotic Engines of Frontier Capitalism and Global Migration
The Suez Canal & Ferdinand de Lesseps
The Suez Canal & Ferdinand de Lesseps – The Engineering Marvel That Shortened the Global Trade Map
The Transcontinental Railroad (U.S.)
The Transcontinental Railroad (U.S.) – The Iron Spine That United an American Nation and Market