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john kay, the flying shuttle
it allowed a single person to weave much more fabric in a shorter time period.
advantage: more fabric
disadvantage: people were jealous of the inventor
today example: weaving loom -
James Watt, steam engine
It was a vacuum engine using steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to create a partial vacuum beneath the piston.
advantage:could be used at anytime
disadvantage: big and heavy
today example: iron -
James Hargreaves, spinning jenny
by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once.
advantage: cotton could get spun faster
disadvantage:putting many people out of a job
today example: sewing machine -
Richard Arkwright, water frame
made thousands of cotton threads at once running off of water power.
advantage: quicker than weaving by hand
disadvantage: not as fine
today example : water mill -
Samuel Crompton, spinning mule
just like the water frame, it spins cotton threads just not on water power.
advantage: spun cotton faster
disadvantage: took many peoples jobs
today example: windmills -
Robert Fulton, the steamboat
a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, first commercial steam boat.
advantages: allowed faster travel of goods and passengers
disadvantage: not regulated and killed a lot of people due to boiler explosions -
George Stephenson , steam locomotive
improved the first steam locomotive
advantage: Gave another reason to mine coal
disadvantage: Very polluting
today example:train -
Richard Trevithick, steam locomotive
difference between him and George Stephenson's invention is that Trevithick's steam locomotive was the first to get onto the railroads -
Louis Pasteur, the pasteurization process
uses higher heat for less time to kill pathogenic bacteria
advantage: kills bacteria
disadvantage: can kill good bacteria -
Henry Bessemer, the manufactured steel process
steel making
advantage : makes steel for more, taller , stronger buildings
disadvantage: expensive -
Thomas Edison, phonograph
way to record sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders
advantage:faster communication
disadvantage:he disks are delicate and can be easily broken or damaged.
today example : cell phones -
Nikola Tesla, the alternating current
usual waveform of alternating current in most electric power circuits is a sine wave.
advantage: Gives Power Generation
disadvantage:Expensive
today example: internet towers
