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Abraham Darby
Figured out how to produce pig iron in a furnace which led to getting iron as a raw source material. He also obtained brass this way. He fueled the furnace using coke instead of charcoal. -
John Kay
An english inventor who created the flying shuttle, a device that was meant to help weave wider fabrics and therefore make weaving more efficient. -
James Watt
Scottish inventor who is often known as the "father of the industrial revolution" and made the Watt steam engine, taking inspiration from the Newcomen steam engine, which wasted too much steam. His machine helped keep steam within and helped better power machines. -
James Hargreaves
An english weaver that created the spinning jenny, a multi-spinning machine said to be one of the first. -
Samuel Crompton
Inventor of the spinning mule, which allowed large scale manufacturing of good quality thread. -
Henry Cort
English ironware producer that refined iron from pig iron to use innovative production systems -
Edward Cartwright
English inventor of the first wool-combining machine and was the predecessor of the modern loom. -
Nicolas LeBlanc
French chemist and surgeon that found out how to make soda ash from table salt which helps to sweeten soft drinks. -
Eli Whitney
Inventor of the cotton gin and mass production of interchangeable parts. He created the cotton gin to help remove seeds from cotton more easily. -
Robert Owen
An early industrialist, Robert Owen was a textile worker during the industrial revolution that founded the utopian socialism movement. -
Alessandro Volta
An italian engineer who created the first electric battery. This invention helped lead to the technology we have today. -
Elias Howe
An american inventor who created the modern lockstitch sewing machine. It's said he was inspired to mechanize sewing after watching his wife sew by hand.