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Jethro Tull invented the seed drill
The seed drill was an early advancement in planting crops. It was a mechanical seeder that sowed efficiently at the correct spacing and depth. -
John Kay invented the flying shuttle
The flying shuttle was a key contribution to the revolution because it was used for weaving. -
Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule
The spinning mule made it a lot easier to produce cotton yarn and thread, which was very important. -
James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny
The spinning jenny was a machine used for spinning cotton or wool. -
James Watt improved the steam engine
Although the steam engine had already been invented, James Watt is remembered for his improvements to it. He incorporated two of his own inventions while doing so; the separate condenser and the parallel motion. -
Adam Smith created capitalism
Under capitalism, capitalists began to organize labor centrally into factories and introduced a division of labor to increase profitability and output. -
Henry Cort created the puddling process
Henry Cort discovered the puddling process for making wrought iron. This process converted pig iron into wrought iron by subjecting it to heat and stirring. -
Robert Fulton invented the steamboat
The first steamboat was very important because it made trade and transportation more feasible. It's first run was on the Hudson River. -
George Stephenson invented the train
George Stephenson created the first steam locomotive and made the railways for it. He is considered the 'Father of Railways'. -
Karl Marx created communism
Communism is the political ideology and type of government in which the states own the major resources. Communism basically proposes a society in which everyone shares the benefits of labor equally. -
Cyrus Field invented the transatlantic cable
The transatlantic cable was used to send messages between the USA and Britain. -
John Wesley created the process for making celluloid
Celluloid was the first artificial plastic, and John Wesley created the process to make it.