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John Kay: Flying Shuttle
The flying shuttle was used to thread yarn. A disadvantage would be the fact that it can only weave up to one piece of thread at a time.It is still used today to weave clothing -
James Watt: Steam Engine
The steam engine is an engine that runs on team which was made by heating up water past boiling point. It can not be used in automobiles. The steam engine is used in many fields of industry -
James Hargreaves: Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny is a multi-spinning frame that spins multiple threads at once instead of just one. At the same time the spinning jenny produced weak thread. The tool is used for making different things like clothes, blankets, etc. -
Richard Arkwright: Waterframe
The water frame was used for the spinning frame or spinning jenny. The water frame, as in stated in the title, is ran on water. Caused child abuse in the factories. We use the water frame ideas in dames to get electricity -
Samuel Compton: Spinning Mule
The spinning mule is a hybrid of the spinning jenny and the water frame. The tool made the yarn fine enough to be used as warp and weft. You could get a type of cancer from the oil that was used to loosen up the machine. -
George Stephenson: Locomotive
The Steam locomotive is a locomotive that runs on steam. It has a steam engine in it. An advantage is the transportation of goods. VERY labor intensive. Sometimes, firemen never stopped shoveling coal. The steam locomotive is changed now into a train that runs on electricity or magnets. -
Richard Trevithick: Steam Locomotive
Richard Trevithick, like George Stephenson, made the steam locomotive. The steam locomotive uses wood with water boiling over it (steam). An advantage is it can transport goods faster then a carriage. A disadvantage is if the steam compresses too much, it could explode -
Robert Fulton: Steam Boat
The steam boat is a boat that uses steam to power a weal that turns in the water to make it go. An advantage to this is that they can transport goods up and down rivers without throwing out your back paddling up a river. -
Louis Pasture: Pasteurization
Louis found a way to keep food from rotting for a little longer. He found that salt keeps meat from rotting. An advantage is that food will last longer. A disadvantage is that it is a higher risk of disease getting on it and making people sick. Pasteurization also produced a rabies vaccine. -
Henry Bessemer: Steel Making
Henry found a way to make steel which is made of impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron, and alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium and vanadium are added to produce different grades of steel. An advantage to this is they can have stronger buildings. A disadvantage to this is their was a lot more labor because they needed people to make more machinery, to work the machinery, and to make the steel. -
Thomas Edison: Electric Lightbulb
The electric light bulb was made so that they don't need to use gas for light. A disadvantage to this is that the light bulb does not last long and they were expensive to buy. -
Nikola Tesla: Tesla Coil Tower
The tesla coil tower is a tower that produces an electric current. It is made of copper wire and iron. An advantage to this is it will help the light bulb with its electricity. A disadvantage is the tower could overpower and explode. The tesla tower is now in smaller boxes.
