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The seed drill by Jethro Tull
This machine led to the ability of not having to plant crops by hand. Instead of planting them by hand randomly the seed drill evenly spaced the plants at a certain depth. The invention rapidly increased food production. -
The atmospheric engine by Thomas Newcomen
The better form of James watt's steam engine. the atmospheric engine was an engine in which the power is provided by the atmosphere. The atmospheric pressure causes a piston to move in an exhausted cylinder. This solved the issue for needing coal. -
leaden condensing chambers by John Roebuck
These chambers were meant to melt things so they got extremely hot. But they were cooled from the outside with water flowing. this invention helped get sulfur dioxide. -
The steam engine by James Watt
Before James Watt there already was a steam engine. But James Watt's version was much more small, efficient, and used less coal. His steam engines were used throughout England but were eventually replaced by new technology -
The spinning mule by Samuel Crompton
The invention caused it to be easier to to produce a lot of thread and cotton yarn, the machine made the process faster and caused product to be produced. -
The flying shuttle by John Kay
A type of weaving shuttle. the flying shuttle was an important advancement for the beginning of the industrial revolution. This facilitated the production broader fabrics in turn creating the production of wider textiles. -
the puddling process for converting pig iron into wrought iron by henry cort
the process converted pig iron into raw iron by applying heat to the pig iron without charcoal. Then you stirred it in a furnace. This was the first way to make a high quality, large quantity of raw iron. -
The cotton gin by Eli Whitney
The cotton gin was the first machine that caused cotton to be able to be picked by machine rather than hand. The machine separated the sticky seeds from the actual fiber. afterwards the fibers would still need to be picked by hand. -
battery by Alessandro Volta
Volta created the first battery. It produced a small and steady current. it was made up of pieces of cloth soaked in salt water between pairs of zinc and copper disks. It was called the Voltaic pile. -
the steamboat by Robert Fulton
Although not the first to create a steam boat. Fulton's steamboat was the first boat for trade and travel. the steamboat developed economy by a lot with the new invention. It was an important invention for the population increasing united states. -
the sewing machine by Elias howe
This is the first practical sewing machine. It was a lockstitch sewing machine that helped revolutionize the manufacturing of clothes in the home. His idea was not the first but the only successful of many. -
The first Transatlantic Cable by Cyrus Field
Field created the first transatlantic cable. This caused people to be able to send messages from Europe to North America and vice versa. This invention made communication faster because messages were getting to their destination faster than beforehand.