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Jethro Tull
Invented the seed drill which helped sow fields more efficiently and made farmers jobs easier for the growing seasons. -
Thomas Newcomen
Invented the atmospheric engine, which became the first practical fuel-burning engine. Largely used to pump water out of mines making miners have easier jobs. -
James Hargreaves
Invented the Spinning Jenny which used a large wheel to spin many spindles of thread at one time. This increased the production of textiles and cotton. -
Samuel Crompton
Invented the spinning mule which was a multiple-spindle spinning machine that would permit large scale manufacturing of high quality thread. -
Henry Cort
Invented an important iron making process which transformed cast iron into a more versatile material of wrought iron. This made working with iron easier and eliminated labor intensive hammering. -
Edmund Cartwright
Invented the power loom which was a steam powered loom that combined many threads to make cloth for sewing. -
Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin which made the separating of cotton and its seeds much more efficient and simple. -
Alessandro Volta
Invented the first electric battery known as the voltaic pile which would provide a reliable source of electricity. -
Robert Fulton
Invented the first commercially successful steamboat, which would help to make shipping goods and even transportation more efficient. -
David Ricardo
Developed the comparative advantage theory, labor theory of value, and the theory of rents. These all formed the basis of current economics. -
Elias Howe
Invented the lockstitch sewing machine which helped women create clothing more efficiently and revolutionized the garment trade -
Cyrus Field
Created the Atlantic telegraph company and laid the first telegraph cable across the atlantic. This created faster and communication.