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Abraham Darby
He invented the blast furnace, made it possible to produce grade iron -
Thomas Newcomen
Invented the Atmospheric Engine, the first practical fuel-burning engine in 1712. -
John Kay
He invented the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial revolution -
James Watt
Improved Thomas Newcomen's Steam Engine with is Watt steam engine -
Adam Smith
Created the concept GDP, which changed the import/export business -
Henry Cort
He is famous for the puddling process, which revolutionized the British iron industry -
Eli Whitney
He is most famous for the Cotton Gin during the Industrial Revolution -
David Ricardo
Best known for his theory of wages and profit, labor theory of value, theory of comparative advantage, and theory of rents -
Elias Howe
He invented the first practical sewing machine -
Karl Marx
Written jointly the Communist Manifesto with Engles -
Cyrus Field
He invented the Atlantic Telegraph and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic ocean -
John Wesley
He is known for simplifying the production of celluloid, the first plastic
