Industrial Revolution

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  • Steam driven water pump

    Thomas Newcomen, was an English inventor;The Steam driven water pump was the first steam driven water pump to be invented in this time period. It drew water from the flooded mines using steam power.

  • Seed drill

    Jethro Tull, an English agricultural pioneer; Perfected a horse - drawn seed drill. Helped sowed seeds into a straight line

  • Flying Shuttle

    John Kay;The Flying Shuttle allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.

  • Spinning Jenny

    James Hargreaves, was a weaver, carpenter and inventor;The Spinning Jenny is a machine that uses eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once.

  • Water frame

    Richard Arkwright, was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution; The water frame is a water-powered spinning frame was used to create cotton thread.

  • Spinning mule

    Samuel Crompton, English inventor and pioneer; the spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibers

  • Sewing machine

    Elias Howe, known as an American inventor; A machine used for sewing or stitching cloth with a needle.

  • Cotton gin

    Eli Whitney, known as an US inventor and manufacturer; Sewing machine is a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds.

  • Electric battery

    Alessandro Volta, was an Italian physicist, chemist, and a pioneer of electricity and power; Electric battery, known as Voltaic pile, which was the first device that helped a long current of electricity.

  • Steam locomotive

    George Stephenson, was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways".; Steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.