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• Subtopic: Research of Integrity Advances in Medicine - Crawford Long first developed ether. - William Morton is credited with its use. - Horace Wells used nitrous oxide (N₂O). - Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female physician in the US (1849). - Practice improvements benefited families through better hygiene, improved buildings with fresh, clean water, and new sources of light and heat such as gas street lights and kerosene. - Home appliances like stoves, ice boxes, and carpets were also improved. • Subtopic: Applied Science - Applied Science involves the practical use of scientific knowledge. - New inventions and machines significantly improved American lives. - Discussions include how 19th-century inventions helped increase the average life expectancy of Americans. --- • Subtopic: Results of Ingenuity (continued) • Better Communications - The Pony Express connected St. Joseph to San Francisco (East & West). - It lasted five years. - Electricity advancements: Samuel Morse and the telegraph (C&Q). - Quote: "What hath God wrought?" - Morse Code was developed. - Matthew Maury was a pioneer of naval oceanography, known as ...