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John Kay Flying Shuttle 1733
allowed someone to weave much wider cloth
Advantage- bigger cloth, automated loom
disadvantages- took 4 spinners to keep up with the production
how we still use it- automated loom -
James watt, Watt Steam Engine 1763
used steam and water to make power
advantages- faster
disadvantage- can fail
we still use it today- gas engine -
James Hargreaves 1764 Spinning Jenny
allowed more then one thread be thread at once
advantages-faster
disadvantages-required people to work on it and could fail
Present day-Machinery -
Richard Arkwright water frame and spinning frame-1767
allowed water to power the spinning jenny or other machinery
advantages-faster and less labor
disadvantages-could get caught up and needed water to work
present day- machinery -
Samuel Compton spinnning mule 1779
spins cotton at a much faster rate
advantages- faster
disadvantages- could fail and needed a lot of labor
present day- machinery -
George Stephenson Richard Trevithick steam locomotive 1804
used a steam engine to make a train move
advantages- efficient
disadvantage- pollution and is slow
present day- train -
Robert Fulton steam boat 1806
used steam to power a boat
advantages- faster
disadvantages- pollution
present day- barge -
Henry Bessemer steal manufacturing 1813
allowed them to make steel which is much stronger and flexible
advantages- allowed them to build higher
disadvantage- made pollution
present day- same as before -
Louis Pasteur-medicine using pasteurization-1822
allowed people to be healthier
advantage- increase population
disadvantage- over population
present day- relatively same as before -
Thomas Edison light bulb 1879
provided cheap and reliable light
advantage- cheap and reliable
disadvantage- didn't last forever and could start fires
present day- led light bulbs -
Nikola Tesla wireless telegraphy 1892
allowed for easier communications
advantages- fast and effective
disadvantages- expensive
present day- land lines
