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Discovered a cheaper and simpler method of producing cast iron, using a coke-fueled (as opposed to charcoal) furnace.
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Develops the first practical steam engine (used mainly to pump water from mines).
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He invented the spinning jenny, a machine that allowed an individual to produce multiple spools of yarn simultaneously.
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Improved Newcomen's work, and the steam engine later powered machinery, locomotives, and ships during the Industrial Revolution.
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He improved the spinning machine, wich he will call spinning mule.
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He developed the power loom, which mechanizes the process of weaving cloth.
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Develops the first low-cost process for the mass production of steel.
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Thanks to his internal combustion engine, he develops the first automobile.
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invents the telephone
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They succeeded in isolating radium, this opening the way to nuclears physics.