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Abraham Darby- sand casting
He invented a method of shaping metal where he used sand in a blast furnace to shape metals. Now sand casting is done in foundaries. -
Thomas Newcomen- Newcomen astropheric engine
He made a steam engine where it would condense steam in the engine and cause a piston to move from all the built up pressure. -
Thomas Newcomen- Newcomen astropheric engine
He made the first steam engine where it was run by compressed gas building up pressure and causing a piston to move to make the engine work. -
John Kay- flying shuttle
His flying shuttle made it so that only 1 person was needed to make textiles. This greatly improved the textile industry. -
Samuel Crompton- spinning mule
The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres. They were used extensively from the late 18th to the early 20th century in the mills of Lancashire and elsewhere. -
Henry Cort- puddling process
He was the first person to figure out a process to refine pig iron to wrought iron. He did this during the Industrial Revolution. His method was called the puddling process. -
Henry Cort- puddling process
He made a process to refine pig iron to wrought iron when it had never been done before. he invented it during the industrial revolution. -
Nicolas Leblanc- making sodium carbonate
He found a way to make sodium carbonate from table salt. The process gives off carbon dioxide and water. -
Edmund Cartwright- wool combing machine
This machine was used to arrange and lay parallel by length the fibers of wool, prior to further treatment. The machine was important in the mechanization of the textile industry -
George Stephenson- train
A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fuelled by burning combustible material -
David Ricardo- comparative advantage
His theory on comparative advantage is about why countries deal with international trade even though they have workers that are more efficient at producing every single good than another country's workers. This has helped countries make smarter decisions with international trade and negotiating with other countries. -
Elias Howe- lockstitch sewing machine
He made the first sewing machine that could be manufactured on a large scale. His invention freed many women from hand sewing and made their jobs a lot easier to do. His model influenced modern day sewing machines. -
Karl Marx- Socialism
He wrote a programme called "The Communist Manifesto" where he introduced the concept of socialism. He was helped by Friedrich Engels when writing this. -
Karl Marx- Socialism
He wrote a programme called "The Communist Manifesto" where he described the concept of socialism. He wrote it with Friederich Engels. -
John Wesley- celluloid
He made the first synthetic plastic while looking for a replacement for ivory. Ivory was too scarce so they needed a replacement for it. It basically made previously expensive goods like combs and collars less expensive and easier to buy.
