-
First Threshing Machine
The threshing machine was invented by Andrew Meikle. It was used to seperate husks and stalks. Before that, they had to use flails by hand. That process was very time consuming, and the invention of the the threshing machine sped things up a lot. For more information go to, http://www.ritchiewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Threshing_Machine -
Invention of the spinning jenny
In the early 1700's, cotton had become popular very quickly. Many industries could not keep up with the demands of producing cotton. This caused James Hargreaves to invent the spinning jenny. This helped the production of cotton the be quicker. For more information go to http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blspinningjenny.htm -
Invention of the first steam powered mills
Thomas Newcome was the first person to create a functioning steam powered mills. This could have been the most important invention in the industrial revolution. Earliar mills could only by used in mining, due to the way they were created. The mills invented by Thomas Newcome could be used basically anywhere and helped many. people. For more information go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_power_during_the_Industrial_Revolution -
Invention of the cotton gin
The invention of the cotton gin was probably the most important invention of the industrial revolution. Before the cotton gin, seperating cotton required hours of hard labor. Eli Witney created the cotton gin between March and April of 1793. Surprisingly, he did not make much money off of his invention. For more information go to http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/cotton_gin.htm -
Invention of the steam locomotive
The first steam locomotive was invented by George Stephenson in 1813. George had started his invention of the steam locomotive at the age of twenty. Every part of the engine had to be made by hand. The steam locomotive helped things go easier for means of transportation. For more information go to http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventors/a/Stephenson.htm -
Invention of the telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the first electrical telegraph in 1836. He found out that signals could be transmitted by wires. He created the telegraph my using a magnet. The new design of the telegraph was a huge success. Samuel Morse also invented the morse code. He wrote down the codes on a piece of paper, and later changed it to dots and dashes. For more information go to http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/telegraph.htm http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/telegraph.htm -
Invention of the Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine in 1844. He first became interested in the sewing machine in 1834. Many other people were trying to patent the sewing machine the same time as he did. But, Howe did end up winning the patent war, and he ended up making two million dollars for the invention of the sewing machine. For more information go to http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/sewing_machine.htm -
Invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone when he was thirty. A few days after his invention, Bell tested his telephone his first words into the device were "Mr.Watson come here, I'd like to see you." Mr.Watson was his assistant who helped a lot on the invention of the telephone. Telephones have come a long way, and is almost a necessity to today's society. For more information go to http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm -
Invention of the first incandescant light bulb
Thomas Edison created the first incandescant light bulb by using thousands of filaments to find just the right materials that were long-lasting and that could glow. His first patented light bulb of 1879, was based off of a carbon filament in a bulb without oxygen, the bulb only lasted about 40 hours. Thomas Edison eventually invented a bulb that could last over a thousand hours. For more information go to http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/edison/lightbulb.shtml -
Invention of the diesel engline
Rudolf Diesel invented an engine that could be created without a spark, and was almost killed when one of his earlier designs had almost killed him by blowing up on him. But, he kept trying and proved the an engine could start without a spark. By doing this, he created the first diesel engine. After patenting his diesel engine he spent years working on improving it. It ended up being a big hit, and Randolf Diesel died being a millionare.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldiesel.htm
