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industrial revolution inventions 1700s-1918

By sage.m

  • Water frame

    Water frame
    invented by Richard Arkwright. played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution. This mechanized spinning machine automated the process of spinning cotton fibers into yarn. The water frame utilized the power of water, transmitted through belts, pulleys and gears to rotate multiple spindles vertically, allowing for the rapid and consistent production of fine yarn. Also Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution.

  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    The steam engine was a heated water powered engine that was made to pump out flooded mine and enable deeper mining. The first steam pump was invented by Thomas Savery. in 1698. in 1712, Thomas Newcomen perfected his more powerful steam pump to drain coal mines of water in Dudley in the Midlands.
    The Scottish instrument maker James Watt and Matthew Boulton kept working with the steam engine until, in 1778 they had perfected a separate condenser to increase the engine's efficiency.

  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    The Power Loom weaving machine was invented by Edmund Cartwright. The machine doubled the speed of cloth production that put handweaver with no job. The power loom was first used effectively in factories owned by Richard Arkwright. Edmund was an English inventor from Low Marnham, United States.

  • The cotton Gin

    The cotton Gin
    Eli Whitney from Massachusetts, moved to a cotton production. The time-consuming process of separating the sticky seeds from cotton balls was now done by Whitney's Cotton Gin increasing the speed of cotton made. which he invented in 1794.

  • Gas Street Lighting

    Gas Street Lighting
    Traditionally provided by burning oil or tallow candles, was finally lifted by the invention of gas lighting. around 1792-4, the Scotsman William Murdock discovered that coal dust gave off a gas that could be ignited. The idea to use coal gas for street lighting was pioneered by the German inventor Frederick Albert Winsor. The addition of light to previously dark streets transformed people's habits. No longer so dangerous at night. More people went out. spread to the world

  • The Electromagnet

    The Electromagnet
    The Canadian engineer William Sturgeon was inspired to create the first electromagnet in 1825. The device was a horseshoe piece of iron within the coil of wire that could carry electricity. The magnetic force created could then be used to lift an object, but when Sturgeon invented the commutator. The electromagnet could drive a motor. Created long-term storage used until today.

  • The mechanical reaper

    The mechanical reaper
    Developed by Cyrus McCormick in 1831, the mechanical reaper increased harvesting efficiency, compared with handheld scythes. McCormick's horse-drawn machine used a cutting car to cut ripe grain, a platform for bundling. By automating the cutting and threshing processes, the reaper enabled farmers to quadruple the amount of grain harvested per day.

  • The Steam Hammer

    The Steam Hammer
    Developed by the Scotsman James Nasmyth. This device used a steam engine to let fall (and later push) with a both speed and direction to great weight capable of forging or bending large pieces of metal resting on an adjustable anvil plate. It changed peoples lives by giving jobs and creating resources that are hard to make by hand in daily use like, Railroads, factories, bridges, and lots more.

  • The sewing machine

    The sewing machine
    Elias Howe and Isaac Singer patented sewing machines in 1840s and '50s. Howe, an American inventor, invented and patented the first practical sewing machine that used lock-stitching. This machine could produce 300 stitches per minute. In 1851 Singer, an American inventor, and actor designed an improved model that utilized Howe's patented lock-stitch method and a new up-and-down motion mechanism.

  • Mass Steel Production

    Mass Steel Production
    Henry Bessemer invented a converter in 1856 that made steel production much cheaper and more reliable. The bigger Bessemer converters, filled with molten pig iron, could make up to 30 tons of steel in 20-30 minutes, removing carbon and other impurities by forcing air under high pressure through the molten metal. The cost of steel fell from £50 a ton to just £4 by 1875. Changed lives by making, in particular, railway tracks for Britain, The United States, and many others.

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  • Reflection

    The Steam engine is probably gonna be a common one for everyone and yes, I'd say the steam engine had a big impact but I want to talk about The mechanical Reaper; By Cyrus McCormick. The machine probably changed a LOT of peoples lives for example, farmers, civilians, and others. It likely helped so many people from the increasing the speed and production of food, and medicine. Also putting more farmers into jobs. That is the invention i think had a big impact.