Industrial Revolution

By william.hicks

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    1750-1900

  • Water Frame

    Water Frame
    Richard Arkwright invented the first ever water frame. In was able to produce yarn very quickly. In 1760 John Kay produced a working machine and then later panted it.

  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny
    The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves and was used for spinning yarn. This was extremely helpful because it could make yarn eight times faster than one worker and it only required one worker.

  • Steam engine

    Steam engine
    James Watt invented the steam engine. He didn't invent the first ever steam engine but he was able to produce a more efficient steam engine.

  • Spinning Mule

    Spinning Mule
    It was invented by Samuel Crompton. It was able to produce thin fine yarn. It was a combination of the Spinning Jenny and Water Frame.

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It was able to improve the rate of which cotton was produced at because the seeds and the fibers were separated.

  • Battery

    Battery
    the first battery was invented by William Cruickshank in 1802. Their was evidence of early batteries 2000 years ago.

  • Arc Lamp

    Arc Lamp
    Sir Humphrey Davy invented the first Arc lamp. It used a 2000 cell battery that created an arc between two charcoal sticks. Arc lamps are still used nowadays.

  • Tin can

    Tin can
    Panted by Peter Durand in 1810 and are used for transportation of mostly food products. In 1846 Henry Evans invented a machine that made 60 cans per hour.They're still in use today.

  • Camera

    Camera
    Joseph Nicephore NIiepce built the very first camera in 1816. It took an agonizing 8 hours to take a photograph.

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    The first typewriter was patented in 1829 by William Austin Burt. This machine was less efficient than handwriting. The modern typewriter was invented in 1867.