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Thomas Newcomen
A British engineer who invented the atmospheric steam engine. This steam engine was invented for the use of lifting water out of tin mines. -
John Kay
He invented the flying shuttle which is a machine used by a weaver. The weavers could weave their fabrics of any width more quickly than they could before. -
Richard Arkwright
The water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. This invention was used for water-powered machines in the factories. -
Adam Smith
He is best known for his ideas forming the basis of economic theory. He wrote a groundbreaking book on economics called "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations". -
James Watt
He invented what is known as the Watt steam engine. His design became the basis of other steam engines, and it was many years before significantly new designs began to replace the basic Watt design. -
Nicolas LeBlanc
He is best known for his invention, soda ash. He developed the process soda ash (sodium carbonate) from common salt. -
Eli Whitney
He was the creator of the cotton gin. This invention made it easier to separate the seeds from the cotton. -
Robert Owen
he was the founder of utopian socialism, the idea of a perfect society in which poverty and unemployment was eliminated. -
Elias Howe
Elias Howe patented the first ever lockstitch sewing machine in the world. His invention helped the mass production of sewing machines and clothing production across the world. -
Karl Marx
He is the author of the book " The Communist Manifesto". This book was the idea of socialism as a natural result of the conflicts from the capitalist system. -
Cyrus Field
He created the Telegraph cable. This sparked the idea of the Atlantic Telegraph Company (his company), and Field laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean. -
John Wesley
He invented the Celluloid. This device is used by filmmakers to create motion picture films. This invention launched the area of man made plastics.