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Utilitarianism
Although forms of utilitarianism have been put forward and debated since ancient times, the modern theory is most often associated with the British philosopher John Stuart Mill, who developed the theory from a plain hedonistic version put forward by his mentor Jeremy Bentham. -
Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright invented the water frame. The water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. Water frames in general have existed since ancient Egypt times. Richard Arkwright, who patented the technology in 1769, designed a model for the production of cotton thread. -
James Watt
James Watt didn't invent the Newcomen steam engine but, he did improve it. He noticed that it wasted a lot of steam when it was used. The steam engine was invented to help pump water out of coal mines. -
Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds. Enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. Eli Whitney invented his cotton gin in 1793. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney invented the interchangeable parts. Interchangeable parts, popularized in America when Eli Whitney used them to assemble muskets in the first years of the 19th century, allowed relatively unskilled workers to produce large numbers of weapons quickly and at lower cost, and made repair and replacement of parts infinitely easier -
George Stephenson
George Stephenson constructed his first locomotive, 'Blucher', for hauling coal at Killingworth Colliery near Newcastle. Stephenson was appointed engineer for the construction of the Stockton and Darlington railway. -
Communism
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. -
Socialism
Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. -
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. dynamite is used an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents and stabilizers. It was used to destroy mines. -
Social Democracy
Social Democracy is a socialist system of government achieved by democratic means. Social democracy is a political, social and economic philosophy that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a liberal democratic polity and a capitalist-oriented economy -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invented the Electric light bulb. It worked by passing electricity through a thin platinum filament in the glass vacuum bulb, which delayed the filament from melting. -
Automobile
It is generally acknowledged that the first really practical automobiles with petrol/gasoline-powered internal combustion engines were completed almost simultaneously by several German inventors working independently: Karl Benz built his first automobile in 1885 in Mannheim. -
Mutual-Aid Societies
A mutual aid society is an organization that provides benefits or other help to its members when they are affected by things such as death, sickness, disability, old age, or unemployment -
Airplane
The Wright brothers Orville and Wilbur, were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. -
Assembly Line
Ransome E. Olds invented the assembly line. Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes
