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Steam Engine, Thomas Newcome
The idea of using steam to make machines go. If it worked, more machines will be able to go and work. -
Spinning Jenny, James Hargreaves
Spins more than one ball of yarn or thread at a time. It made it easier and faster to make cloth or clothes. -
Cotton Gin, Eli Whitney
Makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from the cotton fiber. Reduces the time to clean cotton and helped southern states make more money. -
Telegraph, Samuel Morse
Allows messages to be sent quickly over a wire. Telegraph wires stretch from the east coast of the U.S. to the Mississippi River. -
Sewing Machine, Elias Howe
People had to make their own clothes or pay someone. Now clothes can be made in factories and industries. -
Elevator Safety Brake, Elisha Otis
People worried about elevator cars falling or dropping. Made people feel more confident about elevators. -
Dynamite, Alfred Nobel
Safer way to blast out holes in mountains or the ground. It's more important in clearing paths for building things such as railroads. -
Vaccines for Diseases, Louis Pasteur
Germs caused disease. Helped prevent many common diseases. -
Telephone, Alexander Graham Bell
First to get patent for it. Being able to speak to people through a phone wire. -
Light Bulb, Thomas Edison
Lasted longer than other light bulbs. Allowed people to do many things at night.
