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Wetlands into Farmlands
Drainage windmills turn fens (wetlands) into farmland. -
Thomas Newcome's reciprocating steam engine
Thomas Newcome's 2500 horsepower reciprocating steam engine ran every piece of equipment in Machinery Hall at the World's Fair. -
Spinning Frame
Richard Arkwright invents the spinning frame (makes thread) -
Steam Engine
James Watt invents the steam engine -
Water Powered loom
Edmund Cartwright invents the water powered loom (makes fabric) -
Textile Factory
Samuel Slater and Moses Brown create the first textile mill. -
Cotton gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin -
mass produces guns
Eli Whitney mass produces guns -
hot air engine powered by the sun
Swedish born American john Ericsson builds a hot-air engine powered by the sun. -
solar food cooker
August Mouchat, French, designs a solar food cooker
