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Abraham Darby - Sand Casting
Sand casting is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material. Sand casting can also refer to an object produced by the and casting process -
Thomas Newcomen - Atmospheric Steam Engine
The steam engine was the first practical fuel burning engine created. This engine was a precursor of James Watt's engine. It used a piston working with a open topped cylinder. The piston was connected by chains to a rocking beam. At the other end the beam is connected to the pumps in the mine by a rod. -
John Kay - Flying Shuttle
The flying shuttle was a "wheeled shuttle" used for the hand loom. It accelerated weaving. It did this by allowing the shuttle carrying the weft to be passed through the warp threads faster and over a greater width of cloth. -
Samuel Crompton - Spinning Mule
The spinning mule was an invention that allowed one worker to spin more than 1,000 spindles at one time. This invention not only made production faster, but it also made a more high quality yarn. -
Henry Cort - The Puddling Process
The puddling process was a method of converting cast iron into the more versatile and valuable, wrought iron without labor intensive hammering. This worked by subjecting the cast iron to heat and frequently stirring it in a furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances. -
Nicolas Leblanc- Soda Ash
Nicholas Leblanc who was a french surgeon and chemist figured out how to make soda ash(sodium carbonate) out of common salt(sodium chloride). Soda ash is used in the manufacturing of windows, used in detergents and soaps, and used in rechargeable batteries. -
Edmund Cartwright - Power Loom
The power loom was created by Edmund Cartwright. It is used to weave cloth and tapestry. This invention helped to make cloth production much less labor intensive and easier in general -
Eli Whitney- Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was an invention that separated the seeds in cotton from the raw cotton itself. This helped the people who would pick cotton to seperate it faster and not have to do it by hand. -
Robert Fulton - Steamboat
The steamboat was a water vessel used for commercial and passenger transport. It was used in rivers, canals, and seas during the industrial revolution. -
George Stevenson - Steam Locomotive
The steam locomotive was made by George Stevenson. In 1814 he made the first steam locomotive known as the Blucher. Steam locomotives are used for travel and transporting goods. The fuel for steam locomotives is coal. -
Cyrus Field - Transatlantic Cable
This was a cable that went across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to Newfoundland. It was laid so that American and European communication could happen faster. It was approximately 1,600 miles long and stayed there for 137 years. -
John Wesley - Celluloid
The celluloid was created by John Wesley Hyatt. It was the first synthetic plastic material. It was made from a homogeneous colloidal dispersion of nitrocellulose and camphor. It is useful for producing jewelry, hair accessories, and many other items.