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Industrial Revolution
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Steam Engine
Invented by Thomas Watt. A machine that was capable of turning steam into energy.
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Spinning Jenny
Invented by James Hargreaves. The Spinning Jenny made it possible to spin 8 spools at once. This became up to 120 as technology got better.
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Vaccines
The first vaccine was created by Edward Jenner, as a method to protect against smallpox. This involved cutting off a blister from someone infected with cowpox and putting it on the smallpox person's skin.
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-history/developments-by-year -
Telegraph
Created by Samuel Morse. This machine revolutionized long-distance communication. The Telegraph used Morse Code (Which Samuel Morse also created) to send messages long distances. Although this machine wasn't in use for long, it laid down the path for other inventions like the Telephone, Fax Machine, and the Internet.
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Sewing Machine
Invented by Elias Howe. It revolutionized sewing, making it much easier and faster. Sewing used to be done by hand, but it now made it easier for factories to produce pillows and blankets.
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Elevator Safety Brake
Designed by Elisha Ottis, it made elevators safer to use and more popular, as many were worried about their safety before.
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The Bessemer Method for Producing Steel
Founded by inventor Henry Bessemer, who worked hard to create this method through the 1850s. It was designed to make high-quality steel through the use of shooting air into molten steel to burn off carbon and other impurities.
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Dynamite
Invented by Alfred Nobel in the 1860s. This was the first controllable explosive stronger than gunpowder, which was discovered in the 9th Century.
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The Light Bulb
'Invented' by Thomas Edison. About twenty different inventors contributed to the invention of the lightbulb, but we give him credit because he created the most efficient version.
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First Motorized Airplane Flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright made four short successful flights at Kitty Hawk on the 17th of December, 1903.
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Model T Car
Henry Ford created cheap, ideal transport for the middle-class American. This car is the 8th most sold car in history, in production for 19 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T