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Abraham Darby
He developed a method of producing high quality iron in a coke-fed blast furnace instead of coal -
Thomas Newcomen
He built a atmospheric steam machine used for pumping water out of coal mines and tin -
John Kay
He invented a production tool called flying shuttle. -
James Hargreaves
created the spinning Jenny -
Richard Arkwright
He patented the water-driven spinning frame and founded the world's first hydraulic cotton factory in Cromford -
Edmund Cartwright
He created the first mechanical loom.
