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Jethro Tull - Seed Drill
It had a hopper to store the seeds,a cylinder, and a funnel. The plough at the front created a row and a harrow at the back covered it back up with soil. The first agricultural machine with moving parts. -
Thomas Newcomen - Steam engine
It uses a piston connected to a rocking beam. The beam is connected by a rod to the pumps.Going out the cylinder is filled with steam and is then injected with cold water. It pulls the piston down and raises the plunger. -
John Wesley - Methodist Movement
He was one of the founders of the methodist movement. During the movement he chartered the first methodist church. The movement tried to convert people who were neglected from the church of england. -
John Kay - Flying Shuttle
It was an important step toward automatic sewing. The shuttle was mounted on wheels in a track. Paddles shot the shuttle from side to side. A weaver could weave fabric faster than two could before. -
James Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny
It was a hand powered machine used for spinning wool or cotton. Hargreaves invented it before the water frame but didn't patent it until 1770. His proved to be inferior to the water frame. -
Richard Arkwright - Water Frame
The Water frame is a spinning machine that is powered by water. The machine produced cotton yarn that was good for warp. It was an improvement from the previous spinning jenny. -
Samuel Crompton - Spinning Mule
Multi-spindle machine spinning machine that allowed high-quality thread. Could work more than 1,000 needles at once. It could also spin fine yarn as well. -
Edmund Cartwright - Power Loom
This machine would weave together threads to make fabrics. It replaced most of the human power by making it steam powered. It made the whole process quicker and faster. -
Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin
The cotton gin had wire teeth on the revolving cylinder that the cotton was pulled through. The narrow slots allowed the cotton to pass through but seeds and other unwanted things couldn't. Humans, animals, and water could power the amchine. -
Alessandro Volta - Voltaic Pile
First device to provide a steady electrical supply. Its made of two metals, zinc and copper. By changing units he could increase or decrease the amount of electricity. -
Robert Fulton - Steamboat
The steamboat is a watercraft that is propelled by steam. It was mainly used during the 19th century on rivers. The engine would burn coal and turn water into steam powering the boat. -
Elias Howe - Sewing Machine
The machine used a curved eye-pointed needle on a vibrating arm. The needle had thread from a spool. The cloth was hung vertically on a baster plat. The metal baster plate moved with the needle. Only straight seems could be sewn.