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Inventions of the industrial revolution

By Alec Dudley

  • (Watt) Steam Engine

    (Watt) Steam Engine
    Was made by James Watt and Matthew Boulton in 1769. Was used to pump water, and drive machinery in textile factories.

  • The Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny
    Was made by James Hargreaves in 1770. Used for spinning cotton.

  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    Was made by Edmund Cartwright in 1785. Used for weaving.

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Was made by Eli Whitney in 1794. Used for speeding up the process of getting seeds out of cotton.

  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    Was made by Robert Fulton in 1807. Used for transporting people and goods.

  • Locomotive

    Locomotive
    Was made by George Stephenson in 1814. It was used to transport coal.

  • Photograph / Camera

    Photograph / Camera
    Was made by Nicephore Niepce in 1827. Used for taking pictures.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Was made by Samuel Morse in the 1830s. It is used to send messages over long distances.

  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    Was made by Barthelemy Thimonnier in 1830. Used for making fabric.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Was made by Antonio Meucci in 1849. Used for communication.

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite
    Was made by Alfred Nobel in the 1860s. Used for mining.

  • Automobile

    Automobile
    Was made by Karl Benz in 1885. Used for transportation.