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John Weasly
created Methodism, denominations of protestant christian, it is one of the most well know branches of Christianity today -
Thomas Newcomen
created the Newcomen steam engine, it would be used to power machine that would replace human and animal power -
James Hargreaves
invent the spinning jenny, it industrialized weaving -
Richard Arkwright
created the water frame, water powered, easy way to spin cotton, made it easier for people of this time to make produce cotton products -
Samuel Crompton
invented the spinning mule, this machine was used to spin cotton and other fibers -
Henry Cort
he patented the puddling for refining iron ore, allowed for the refinement of iron to become more efficient -
Elias Howe
invented the first sewing machine, this allowed stitch thread to connect two pieces of fabric together for the first time -
Eli Whitney
invented the cotton gin, allowed for the separation of the cotton seeds from their cotton fibers, he received a patent on it in 1974 -
Alessandro Volta
invented the first electric battery called the "Voltaic pile", the was the first small electrical unit which could power electronics -
Robert Fulton
developed the first successful commercial steamboat, this allowed for people to be transported across major water ways -
Cyrus Field
Laid the first telegraph line across the Atlantic ocean, this allowed for a line of communication across the Atlantic ocean, something that had never been done until this point -
james watt
created the photo copier, this invention has made a major impacted and is used in modern day to make copies of paper