Industrial Revolution

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    Thomas Newcomen

    English -He invents first szeam engine ; it is a machine used to pump water out of mines
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    Abraham Darby

    English - He invents the coke-fuelled furnace ;it is a burner used to produce cheap cast iron
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    James Hargreaves

    English - He invents the spinning jenny ;it is an engine which produces multiple spools of thread simultaneously
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    James Watt

    Scottish- He invents improved steam engine; it is a machine used to power all sorts of machinery like locomotive
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    Edmund Cartwright

    English - He invents power loom ; it is a machine that allowed to weave cloth much faster than manually
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    Samuel Compton

    British - He invents spinning mule ; it is a machine that allowed to weave cloth much faster than manually
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    Henry Bessemer

    British - He invents bessemer process ; it is process used to produce cheaper steel