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industrial revolution
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John Kay
John Kay made the flying shuttle in the Great Britain industrial revolution. The flying shuttle was made in 1733. The flying shuttle greatly accelerated weaving in Great Britain. It allowed the cloth to be past through the warp threads faster and over a greater width of cloth. The flying shuttle is still used today. -
James Hargreaves
James Hargreaves made the spinning jenny. The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame. Its purpose was to reduce the amount of work needed to produce cloth. It allowed someone to use 8 or more spools at once which quicken the production of cloth. -
Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright made the water frame. The water frame was a water powered spinning frame and was an easy way to create cotton thread. It could spin 128 threads at once. One Advantage of the water frame was being able to make cotton thread easier. One disadvantage was that it needed water to work. The water frame has been made bigger and better in today's world. -
James Watt
James is the creator of the watt steam engine. The watt steam engine was an improvement from the other engine which was known as the Newcomen steam engine. The efficiency of watt's steam engine was doubled than the old steam engine. One advantage of watt's steam engine was how efficient it was. One disadvantage of the steam engine is it is not able to power small vehicles. The steam engine today is now use in trains. -
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton made the spinning mule. It was made to spin cotton and other fibers. One advantage of it was to be able to spin cotton and other fibers. One disadvantage was it needed two people to make it work. The spinning mule is now the Lanark spinning mule today. -
George Stephenson
George Stephenson made the Stephenson's rocket.
