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John Kay invented the flying shuttle
Allowed a weaver to weave much wider fabrics and could be an automatic looming machine. It allowed a person to weave wider fabrics,It took four spinners to keep up with the production. Some flying shuttles are still used along with other more modern inventions. https://prezi.com/jvwkxryjzbod/the-flying-shuttle/ -
James Hargreaves invents the spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny is a multi-spinning frame and a key developments of industrializing weaving. The spinning jenny's advantages are that it delivers high speed and no wrapping fibers and its disadvantages are its high tendency to snarl and low yarn strength. Modern factories use the same priciples but with more spindles.http://www.rieter.com/en/rikipedia/articles/alternative-spinning-systems/the-various-spinning-methods/open-end-spinning-processes/friction-spinning/advantages-and-disadvantages/ -
James Watt invents the steam engine
The steam engine converted heat energy of steam into mechanical energy. A disadvantage of the steam engine was it was unsafe to use. A steam engine could be located anywhere because water is heated in a separate boiler to produce steam. The steam engine is now the steam turbine .https://www.quora.com/What-are-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-steam-engine-machines -
Arkwright invents the water frame
It was a large spinning machine and was used when cloth was only made by hand, and it made thousands of cotton threads at once. The disadvantages were that people lost their jobs and caused child abuse in the factories and the advantages were it could supply much more textiles. It is no longer active today but it led to the creation of factories. https://prezi.com/vmdpg3wdg4ed/the-water-frame/ -
Samuel Compton innovated the Spinning Mule
The spinning mule spun textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process.The advantages of the spinning mule was its high delivery speeds and low end breakage rates and its disadvantages were low yarn strength and high tendency to snarl. The spinning mule is still used today to spin wool and alpaca. https://prezi.com/pgbk_ua5h1tk/the-spinning-mule/ -
Richard Trevithick invents Steam locomotive
The Steam locomotive was a high-pressure engine to driving an iron-rolling mill and to propelling a barge with the aid of paddle wheels. Some boilers were incapable of supporting steam of a high pressure. It was a faster way to travel or transport goods over very long distances. It is used today in museums. https://museum.wales/articles/2008-12-15/Richard-Trevithicks-steam-locomotive/ -
George Stephenson innovates the steam locomotive
He used the steam engine and put it into a locomotive It increased British iron production nearly 2,500% from 1796 to 1854. A disadvantage of the steam locomotive was that it forced people to move into the cities. Most steam locomotives still in operation for historical educational or entertainment purposes. https://railroadandsteamengine.weebly.com/impact.html -
Robert Fulton invents the steamboat
The heart of Fulton's steamboat was a 24-horsepower Boulton and Watt engine.The engine had a separate condenser and drove itself through the difference in pressure between steam and a partial vacuum.A disadvantage of the steamboat is the steam engine would accumulate too much pressure and explode.An advantage of the steamboat is that is allowed travelers to go up and downstream.Steamboats are used today for crossing rivers and lakes. http://www.kiac-usa.com/clermont.html -
Henry Bessemer invents the Bessemer process
After adding an alloy of carbon and manganese the iron after air-blowing was completely restored the carbon content of the steel while neutralizing the effect of remaining impurities.An advantage of the of Bessemer process was that is was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel.A disadvantage of the process did not properly remove phosphorous and sulfur two elements harmful to iron.Thomas improved the process using an alkaline lining to bind the phosphorus. -
Louis Pasteur invents pasteurization
Pasteurization kills bacteria that causes spoilage, preventing things from turning sour. An advantage of pasteurization is that it kills organisms that can make you sick or cause food to spoil but it damages beneficial vitamins and minerals. It is used today to kill bacteria and reduce the transmission of diseases like tuberculosis, scarlet fever, polio, and dysentery. http://www.foodsafetysite.com/educators/competencies/general/foodprocessing/processing2.html -
Thomas Edison invents the incandescent light bulb
A wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light. Advantages of the incandescent light bulb was that it was cheap for the consumer and safe to handle. Its disadvantages were that is was not energy efficient and wasn't good for large areas. The incandescent bulb has been replaced with compact fluorescents. https://www.mepits.com/tutorial/221/Electrical/Incandescent-Light-Bulb -
Nikola Tesla invents robotics
He made the first radio controlled vessel he sent signals to the mechanism using a small box with control levers . The remotes are not harmful, but the electric motors travels less distance and needs the power to charge to be green or its bad for the environment. Robots are used in space exploration, industry, military applications, medicine and other fields. http://www.industrialrevolutioneatery.com/weekly-salute/nikola-tesla-1856-1943/
