Inventors

  • Jethro Tull

    Jethro Tull
    The seed drill which sowed seeds in neat rows
  • Thomas Newcomen

    Thomas Newcomen
    invented the atmospheric steam engine which at that time was an upgrade from the original version.
  • Abraham Darby

    Abraham Darby
    A blast furnace fueled by coke rather than by charcoal
  • John Kay

    John Kay
    The flying shuttle was one of the key components for weaving.
  • James Watt

    James Watt
    James watt invented the watt steam engine which played a huge part in the development of the industrial revolution by speeding up the time miners could get coal.
  • Samuel Crompton

    Samuel Crompton
    The spinning mule which was used for crossbreeding of animals
  • Henry Cort

    Henry Cort
    Grooved rollers helped with the purification of ore that turned into metal bars.
  • Nicolas Leblanc

    Nicolas Leblanc
    invented a way to make alkali from salt that would become important in chemistry
  • Eli whitney

    Eli whitney
    the cotton gin sped up production of cotton
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton
    The first successful steamboat that would be used for transportation
  • Elias Howe

    Elias Howe
    The sewing machine which back in those times was a main source for things like clothing.
  • John Wesley

    John Wesley
    The production of celluloid the first industrial plastic that was used in the industrial revolution