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James Watt
He invented the steam engine, and it is used to pump water out of local mines. Made things easier, but also took up space. -
John Kay
He created the flying shuttle. This was thrown or passed through by hand and wide fabrics required two weavers seated side by side passing the shuttle between them. This made weaving easier but required less people to work. -
James Hargreaves
He created the spinning jenny. This spawn 8 threads of cotton yarn instead of the spinning wheel's one. -
Richard Arkwright
He created the spinning frame. This was designed to be powered by water. This made things easier, but it was dangerous -
Samuel Crompton
He created the spinning mule. This spins textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process. This created yarn faster. -
Richard Trevithick
He invented the steam locomotive. -
Robert Fulton
He invented the steamboat. -
George Stephenson
He invented steam locomotives. These produced steam by coal, wood, or oil -
Henry Bessemer
He made manufacturing steel possible. -
Louis Pasteur
He created pasteurization -
Thomas Edison
He created the Phonograph -
Nikola Tesla
He invented the electric motor.
