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flying shuttle - John Kay
The flying shuttle was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. It could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.
advantage- it allowed single weavers to work on larger material
disadvantage- replaced weavers risking unemployment
Today people still use them but most people would like to use the automatic version because it gets the job done faster -
spinning jenny - James Hargreaves
was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution.
advantage- production rate was high
disadvantage- difficulty of keeping spinning conditions constant
Similar wheels are still used today in the hobby industry -
water frame - Richard Arkwright
The water frame is given to a spinning frame, when water power is used to drive it.Richard Arkwright who patented the technology in 1768.
advantage- made thousands of cotton threads all at once.
disadvantage- took away jobs and needed a large location with a large and steady flow of water
people on large land may use the water frame as a source of power -
spinning mule - Samuel Crompton
spinning jenny in the same way that mule is the product of crossbreeding a female horse with a male donkey
advantage- high delivery speeds
disadvantage- high air consumption
people may still use this machine today to make fine yarn -
steam engine - James Watt
like the Newcomen engine, operated on the principle of a pressure difference created by a vacuum on one side of the piston to push the steam piston down
advantage- has low efficiency.
disadvantage- steam engine cannot be used for running small vehicles like cars and buses.
People that work in the mines might use the original version of the steam engine but most likely they would use the newer version because its faster and easier. -
steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick
is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.
advantage- much more powerful than a wind-mill or water-mill.
disadvantage- If, by chance, the steam pressure increases too much, then the boiler can burst leading to loss of life and property.
Industries still use the locomotive today but they don't use the BIG flywheels today -
steamboat - Robert Fulton
is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels
advantage- able to travel upstream
disadvantage- coal from boat was effecting the environment
Today's generation built on from the steamboat to make stronger and faster boats where they wouldn't harm the enviroment as much as before -
rocket - George Stephenson
was built for, and won, the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway.
advantage- to move things faster and easier on the railroads
disadvantages- caused pollution
It is still used today but people already came up with ways to make the locomotive more healthier for the environment and easier for the people to use when needed -
making steel cheaper - Henry Bessemer
inventor and engineer who developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively
advantage- easier to buy
disadvantage- company is losing profit
we can use this today if we were to make something the steel wouldn't be expensive and it would be easier to buy without the struggle and knowing you would be broke. -
pasteurization - Louis Pasteur
to kill pathogenic bacteria has helped reduce the transmission of diseases, such as typhoid fever, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, polio, and dysentery.
advantage- kills the bacteria in milk
disadvantage- Raw milk can be a source of pathogens that cause foodborne illness that can result in sickness, hospitalization and death
we use this today when the factories when they kill all the bad bacteria in all foods -
light bulb - Thomas Edison
he filed for a U.S. patent for an electric lamp using “a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected … to platina contact wires”.
advantage- We could get by with candles or lanterns in our homes, but imagine trying to work in a large office complex, or travel at night
disadvantage- they contain mercury
we use light bulbs today for seeing at night and or to illuminate an area -
alternate current - Nikola Telsa
Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
advantage-AC power has over DC is in power transmission
disadvantage- People who are not in favor of Alternating Current argue that high voltages that are essential to supply fixed power supply from AC require increased insulation,
Today we use alternate current in flashlights
