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James Watt
Newcomen steam engine- The purpose of an engine is to provide power, a steam engine provides mechanical power by using the energy of steam. Steam engines were the first successful engines invented and were the driving force behind the industrial revolution. They have been used to power the first trains, ships, factories, and even cars. -
Abraham Darby
Sand casting- Sand casting is a casting process by which sand is used to create a mold, after which liquid metal is poured into this mold to create a part. -
John Kay
Flying shuttle- In previous looms, the shuttle was thrown, or passed, through the threads by hand, and wide fabrics required two weavers seated side by side passing the shuttle between them. -
James Hargreaves
Spinning Jenny- The machine used eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once. -
Samuel Crompton
Spinning mules- Invented in the 18th century by Samuel Crompton, the innovative machine spun textile fibers into yarn using an intermittent process that transformed the way yarn was manufactured, making the process much faster, easier, and more profitable. -
Edmund Cartwright
Wool combing machine- This machine was used to arrange and lay parallel by length the fibers of wool, prior to further treatment. The machine was important in the mechanization of the textile industry. -
Eli Whitney
Cotton gin- It is a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
Robert Fulton
Steamboat- Most times the steamboat used to carry supplies across water, or it would carry passengers across water also. It could hold lot's of cargo and supplies at one time instead of carrying a few thing just on a simple paddle boat. -
David Ricardo
The law of rent- The law of rent was formulated by David Ricardo around 1809, and presented in its most developed form in his magnum opus, On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. This is the origin of the term Ricardian rent. -
George Stephenson
Steam locomotive- Steam locomotives are vehicles that run on rails or tracks and are powered by steam engines. They were historically used for moving freight and other materials, as well as passengers. -
Cyrus Field
Telegraph cable- Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. -
John Wesley
Celluloid- In the late 1880s, celluloids were developed for photographic film, laying the groundwork for photographic film to replace the photographic plate.
