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John Roebuck's steam engine
The steam engine was used a lot in mining and later became the engines of locomotives -
James watt's Watt steam engine
He was able to improve the steam engine which cut back on the waste of steam the previous steam engine had. -
Jethro Tull's seed drill
This machine buried seeds in the soil at a specific depth, distributing the seeds evenly. -
Thomas Newcomen's Newcomen atmospheric engine
He created the world's first successful atmospheric steam engine. This was used to pump water through a vacuum created by condensed steam. -
John Kay's flying shuttle
He invented the flying shuttle, a device that allowed one person to operate a shuttle across a very wide loom. -
Robert Owen's spinning mule
This machine was made to spin cotton thread and other fibres -
Henry Cort's puddling process
He created the puddling process, a system of converting pig iron to wrought iron. -
Eli Whitney's cotton gin
He invented the cotton gin which separates cotton from its seed very quickly. -
Robert Fulton's steam boat
Steam boats became a primary source of transportation of people and goods. -
Elias Howe's sewing machine
He invented the first lockstitch sewing machine, which helped mass manufacture clothing. -
Cyrus Field's telehraph
He invented the telegraph, a communication system using a wire. -
John Wesley's celluloid
This was the first semi synthetic plastic and was made to replace ivory in billiard balls.
