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Seed Drill
This was invented by Jethro Tull, a farmer who was fed up with the inefficiency of planting seeds by hand. Therefore, he created the seed drill. This machine would distribute seeds into furrows by the horse drawn machine. It would evenly distribute the seeds and wouldn't waste crops. -
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves patented this revolutionary machine. This machine allowed one single person to spin multiple threads at one time to increase production of threads. It was a huge success. -
Spinning Frame
This was patented by Richard Arkwright in 1968. Also known as the water frame, this machine was the first textile machine that was powered by water. -
Gross National Product, GPR
Adam Smith wrote the book, "The Wealth of Nations", which stated that a nation's wealth should be measured by the total of its production and commerce. -
Steam Engine
James Watt created the most efficient steam engine for the time period. His steam engine had a seperate condenser which allowed the steam cylander to keep a constant temperature. Thus, this improved functionality of the steam engine. -
Spinning Mule
This was invented by Samuel Crompton. This was a combination of the spinning jenny and the water frame. This was used to give the spinner a lot of control over the types of yarn that were thread in the machine. -
Puddling Process
Henry Cort, an English ironmaster, is known for creating his puddling process. This process consists of stirring molten pig iron on a bed of a reverberating furnace. This in turn removed the carbon from the iron and this quadrupled the production of iron in Great Britain. -
Soda Ash
Nicolas LeBlanc was a French chemist who was the first person to come up with a process that would turn common salt into soda ash. His scientific break through was one of the most important industrial-chemical processes of the 1800s. -
Better Working Conditions
Robert Owen, owner of New Lanark Mills, established better working conditions fro children and workers of his factories. He would not allow children under the age of ten to work in his factory. Instead, he built a school for the children. The children would attend the school until they were old enough to work in the factory. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton is credited with making the first commercial steamboat. The steamboat was not first invented by Robert Fulton, but his new technologies for the vessel aqllowed the steamboat to be used for commercial purposes. -
Utilitarianism
This was a principle, thoroughly expressed by Jeremy Bentham, that stated that all actions are right if they are useful or are for the benefit of the majority. -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe patented the first sewing machine. This new machine was a revolutionary deviced that sped up production in mills around the country. This machine allowed workers to create blankets and clothes much faster than what once would have been done by hand.
