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Jethro Tull: The Seed Drill
Jethro Tull created the seed drill in 1701. This machine was designed to be pulled by horses and it would plant seeds in a row instead of the old way of throwing seeds everywhere hoping they will grow. -
Abraham Darby: Coke Smelting Prcess
He came up witha new process of smelting brass and iron by using coke instead of chracoal. Coke produces a higher heat longer and last longer than chrcoal did which gave better results when smelting. He also invented using sand castings to cast brass and iron. -
Thomas Newcomen: The Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen made the first steam engine. This engine was not very efficient though. It was used to pump water out of mines. There were later improvements on his design by James Watt. -
John Kay: The Flying Shuttle
This was an improvement for weaving. IThe flying shuttle was what was thrown from one side to the other that wove inbetween the yarn to make the fabric. This increased production of fabric and less time spent on a piece. -
James Hargreaves: The Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny was a hand powered spinning machine that made spinning a lot easier. It made it easier because it employed multiple wheels instead of just one like previous spinning machines. -
Richard Arkwright: The Spinning Frame
This new invention was designed to spin yarn. Some of his designs used a water wheel to power them. People began to call them water wheels becasue of that. -
Samuel Crompton: The Spinning Mule
This new invention was another spinning of machine of the time. It was a mix of two other machines put into one. This machine actually produced an action like a hand spinner but it was all mechanical in its actions. -
Henry Cort: Creating Iron Bars
Henry Cort recieved his patent for his invention in 1783. This new invention of his was a new way to form iron bars at his ironworks plant. In 1784 he received a patent for a new process he had found for puddling; this new process took the carbon slag out of the iron and made it pure. -
Edmund Cartwright: The Power Loom
The power loom was another machine for weaving of this time period. Instead of all others though this was powered by a steam engine instead of human power. He then built a factory for his looms to work in. -
Nicolas LeBlanc: Process of Soda Ash
Soda ash was a common ingerdient used in making many things back in that time period like glass and soap. He figured that these products would become too expensive if they couldn't find a way to get the soda ash easier. He created the process which converted salt into the soda ash for the products. -
Elias Howe: The Sewing Machine
His invention was the first sewing machine. He made this to be used on different types of materials and he later found that Singer had stolen his design and sold it as his own. -
Cyrus Field: Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
Cyrus Field was the first man to be able to send a telegraph across an ocean. He tried several times to get it to work, and when he did get it to work it only lasted for about 3 weeks. It took him 8 years until he was able to actually complete it.
