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Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine)
Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work through the agency of heat. -
Jethro Tull (Seed Drill)
Invented the seed drill and the seed drill was used to sow the seeds for crops by metering out individual seeds, positioning them in the soil, and covering them to a certain average depth. -
John Kay (Flying Shuttle)
The Flying shuttle allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms. -
Richard Arkwright (water frame)
The water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. It is used to mass produce strong yarn and reduced the need to spin cotton by hand. -
Samuel Crompton (Spinning Mule)
The spinning mule permitted large-scale manufacture of high-quality thread and yarn. -
Henry Cort (The Puddling Process)
The puddling process is for converting pig iron into wrought iron. -
Eli Whitney (Cotten Gin)
The gin separated the sticky seeds from the fibers in short-staple cotton. -
George Stephenson (The Railroad Locomotive)
Allow man to travel on land at a speed faster than that of the domesticated horse -
Elias Howe (Sewing Machine)
sew fabric and materials together with thread -
Cyrus Field (The Telegraph Cable)
The telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications. -
Nicolas LeBlanc (Sida Ash)
Soda ash, a key chemical for producing glass and soap and bleaching fabrics and paper, -
John Wesley (Celluloid)
The device made melted plastic into molds
