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Abraham Darby
He invented Coke Smelting. It was used as a fuel and as a reducing agent in smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. It was invented in 1709. -
Samuel Crompton
He invented the spinning mule which expanded the production of textiles, particularally cotton. It was invented in 1779. -
Edward Cartwright
He invented the Mechanical Loom. The power loom was a steam powered, mechanically operated version of a regular loom, an invention that combined threads to make cloths. It was invented in 1785. -
Eli Whitney
He invented the cotton gin. It made the process of seperating seeds from cotton faster. It was invented in 1793. -
Robert Fulton
He invented the steam boat. It improved water navigation around the world. It was invented in 1807. -
George Stephaenson
He invented the steam locomotive. It was the first massive form of transoirtation in 1813. -
Samuel Morse
He invented morse code. It helped communication improve dramatically. He invented morse code in 1835. -
Alexander Graham Bell
He invented the telephone in 1876. It has improved communications even more from the telegraph. It allowed people to talk to eachother from two different places. -
Thomas Edison
He invented the light bulb. It eliminated peoples dependence of candles and oil lamps for light. -
Guglielmo Marconi
He invented the radio. We are able to listen to news, and music without having to make it ourselves or have it telegraphed or in the newspaper. -
Wright Brothers
They invented the airplaine in 1903. It changed the way people traveled and how wars were conducted -
Henry Ford
He invented the assembly line in 1911-13. It made it easier and faster to make a product than doing it hand crafted.