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Jethro Tull
He invented the seed drill. The seed drilled sowed the seeds in neat rows. -
John Kay
He invented the 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
He invented the water frame. the water frame is a water-powered spinning frame designed for the production of cotton thread. -
Samuel Crompton
He invented the spinning mule. It spun textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process. -
Henry Cort
He invented the puddling process. It was for refining iron core. -
Nicolas LeBlanc
He invented the process of transforming sodium chloride (NaCL, or common salt) into soda ash. -
Eli Whitney
He invented the cotton gin. It quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater activity. -
Robert Owen
He invented the cotton mill. The cotton mill is spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton. -
George Stephenson
He invented the steam locomotive. It was a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. -
Jeremy Bentham
He invented the principle of utilitarianism, which evaluates actions based upon their consequences. -
Karl Marx
He invented the Communist Manifesto. it laid out beliefs of the new Communist league. -
James Watt
He invented the photocopier. The photocopier is a machine that makes copies of documents or visual images onto paper or plastic film quickly and cheaply.