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Watt Steam Engine
He reassigned it to work more efficiently, and his machine didn’t create as much steam. This would lead to what is used on steamships. James Watt developed this with the help of Mathew Boulton. -
The Spinning Jenny
It is a machine made for spinning more than one spindle at a time. It was used for spinning cotton. By turning the wheel the operator could spin 8 threads at a time. It was patented by James Hargreaves. -
Power Loom
It was a mechanical device that was used to weave cloth or tapestry. It was one of the key developments in the industrial revolution. It was invented by Paul Moody in 1785. -
Steamboat
Steamboats were used for transporting people and goods along the Mississippi River in the US. They could hold a lot of cargo for getting from place to place. Robert Fulton created the first steamboat. -
Cotton Gin
It was used for separating cotton from its seeds. It helped make cotton production go faster than before. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. -
Locomotive
Was a type of locomotive that produces its pulling through a steam engine, fueled by coal, oil, or wood. Stephenson created the locomotive in 1814. -
Photograph
At first photography was either used to help painters or to take portraits of people. It then started to be used more frequently. Nicéphore Niépce created the photograph in 1826. -
Telegraph
The telegraph was a messaging system from one place to another. This created ways from people to talk from long distances. Samuel Morse created the telegraph in 1837. -
Sewing Machine
It was used to sew fabric and material together with a thread. This helped people not have to do it by hand, and made things go a lot faster. Elias Howe invented it in 1846. -
Dynamite
Dynamite was used for mining, constructing, and demolishing buildings or things. They used it a lot in the 1800’s for creating mines and tunnels. Alfred Nobile patented dynamite in 1867. -
Telephone
The telephone was made for talking to people from a long distance. Alexander Graham Bell is most famous for the invention of the telephone. He created it in 1876. -
Automobile
The automobile was used for transported people or things from place to place. Carl Benz created the first automobile in 1886.
