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Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny to increase supply of Yarn. The spinning Jenny spins eight threads at once and the normal spinning Jenny use to only spin one thread at a time. The spinning Jenny was made in Lancashire in England. -
Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen is the one that came up with the idea of the first steam engine but, he isn't the one who legally owns the steam engine. The person that legally owns the steam engine is James Watt. James Watt improved on Newcomen's steam engine because he realized he could increase the efficiency of the steam engine. When the new Steam engine was finished being improved, they now not only use for the mining industry they use it for cotton- spinning factories. flour mills and breweries. -
Coal and gas
An inventor named William Murdoch uses coal and gas to light up houses. William Murdoch is an engineer he works for Mathew Boulton and James Watt. He works as a steam engine erector and a gas lighter. During the 1700s coal and gas was a huge part of peoples life. Coal especially was huge back in the 1700s. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin. The cotton gin is a machine that quickly separate the cotton fibre from the seed. The fibre than becomes processed into many goods like linen. The cotton would also become to clothes. https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney -
Screw- propelled Ship
The worlds first screw- propelled ship was made. It was the first ever ship to be driven by a screw propeller. The ship that was the first in the world to be driven by screw propeller is called the SS Archimedes. It was built in the Great Britain. The ship was designed by Edward Pascoe and it was constructed by Henry Wimshurst. -
Telegraph
The telegraph was developed 1840s by Samuel Morse. The telegraph is used for long distance communication. The telegraph worked by electrical signals by wires laid down in stations. Samuel Morse created a code that set a dot or dash on each letter of the alphabet. 1844 Samuel Morse sent his first telegraph message from Washington D.C, to Baltimore Maryland. -
Sewing Machine
The sewing machine was made by an American inventor Elias Howe in 1846. Elias made the first American sewing machine. The sewing machine is used for creating clothes or fixing clothes at factories. Its also used for sewing blankets. The sewing machine made sewing much more easier and faster because people won't have to sew by hand anymore. http://www.iwest.k12.il.us/schools/thawville/projects/1800/index.html -
Elevator Safety breaks
The elevator safety breaks was invented by an American Elisha Otis. Riding in Elevators used to be extremely dangerous but when Elisha Otis invented this elevator break it became much safer and not scary to go on. The safety break is used for when elevators rope or chain snaps. The Elevator breaks will prevent the elevator from falling. It will use the breaks to immediately stop it. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elisha-Otis -
Bessemer method for processing steel
The bessemer method for processing steel was created by Sir Henry Bessemer. The processing steel is actually named after Henry Bessemer. Bessemer steel process is a method used to make high- quality steel. The bessemer process was a extremely important invention because it helped make railways stronger, helped make metal machine stronger and it also made skyscrapers be stronger building.
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Vaccines for Diseases
The vaccine for diseases was made by Louis Pasteur. He developed vaccines for cholera, anthrax and rabies. The vaccines were vey important because it helped cure diseases and it prevented people from dying. Louis Pasteur found out that microorganism caused diseases. He published a germ theory that says that bacteria causes diseases.
https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/louis-pasteur
