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The Flying Shuttle
Allowed the shuttle, containing the thread, to be shot backwards and forwards across a much wider bed. The flying shuttle also allowed the thread to be woven at a faster rate,invented by John Kay. -
Spinning Jenny
Spinners produced thread faster than weavers could use, invented by James Hargreaves -
Puddling
Used to burn away impurity and crud iron, and produce a iron of high quality, invented by Henry Cort -
Water powered loom
It was possible for the weaving of cloth to catch up with the weaving of thread, invented by Edmund Cartwright -
Cotton Gin
The process uses a small screen and pulling hooks to force the cotton through the screen, it was invented by Eli Whitney -
INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS
A manufacturing method based on interchangeable parts: the idea being that if all individual pieces of a machine are produced, built by Eli Whitney. -
Steam locomotive
Could pull 10 tons of ore and 70 people at 5 mph, Build by Richard Trevithick -
Paddle Wheel steam boat
Made transportation easier on the water ways, built by Robert Fulton -
The Blucher
The first successful flange wheel locomotive, Built by George Stephenson. -
Factory Act
Improved conditions for children working in the factories -
Assembly Line
An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced, developed by Samuel Colt. -
Telegraph
Transmittes electric signals over wires from location to location and then translated into a message, Invented by Samuel F. B. Morse -
Steel Plow
Was used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it, invented by John Deere -
vulcanized rubber
Made to be melt proof and reliable, developed by Charles Goodyear -
Sewing Machine
The first sewing needles were made of bones or animal horns and the first thread was made of animal sinew, invented by Elias Howe -
Steel-making
A system of air blowing the carbon out of pig iron, invented by Henry Bessemer -
Telephone
A devices that could transmit speech electrically, Invented by Alexander Graham Bell -
Induction Electric Motor
An electric motor built off of the diesel motor, built by Nikola Tesla -
Diesel Engine
A single 10-foot iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base, ran on its own power for the first time, Made by Rudolf Diesel -
The Fair Labor Standards Act
Set national minimum wage and maximum hour standards for workers in interstate commerce, also placed limitations on child labor.
