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Spinning Jenny
Who: James Hargreaves
What: A device that allows cloth and thread to be made much more easily; spark of the industrial revolution
How it Impacted Today: It was the spark of the industrial revolution and in textile production companies they use similar products. -
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Industrial Revolution
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Steam Engine
Who: James Watt
What: A steam powered engine that improved the productivity of facories and big machines and now had the ability to make more products faster.
How it Impacted Today: A lot of factories and machines are powered by a steam engine. It allowed many more improvments in the technology of facories. -
Telegraph
Who: Samuel F. B. Morse
What: A device used to send encoded messages across a long distance
How it Impacts Today: Email and text messages -
Telephone
Who: Alexander Graham Bell
What: A device that allows you to dial a number and talk to a person who is a long distance away
How it Impacted today: Phones are a lot more modern, cell phones, wireless phones -
Light Bulb
Who: Thomas Edison
What: An electric glass bulb that allows you to bring light to a house or room when it is dark
How it Impacted Today: We use lightbulbs everyday to light houses, classrooms and small rooms -
Electric Motor
Who: Nikola Tesla
What: A motor that is powered by electricity. Improves efficeincy of machines and factories
How it Impacted Today: Electric motors are used in many simple machines including a dishwasher and fan. -
Diesel Engine
Who: Rudolf Diesel
What: A kind of engine that is powered by diesel.
How it Impacted Today: Many large trucks are run by a diesel engine -
Airplane
Who: Wright Brothers
What: The first flying vehicle. Has wings and can now fly for long hours straight.
How it impacted today: A very common way of flying long distances is to fly in an airplane. Many people use them to fly across the country. -
Model T Ford
Who: Henry Ford
What: The very first car ever inveted. Allowed people to quickly get from one place to the next.
How it Impacted Today: Every single person in the United States owns a car. They are the most common way of transportation. -
Assembly Line
Who: Henry Ford
What: Part of a factory that allows the product to move down the line of workers to be assembled much quicker.
How it Impacted Today: Assembly lines are now used in every factory in the United States.
