Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

John Kay with the Flying shuttle

1733

This was a machine that represented an important step towards automatic weaving.It allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.

James Hargreaves with the Spinning jenny

1764

The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The machine used eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once.

Richard Arkwright with the Spinning frame

1768

It was a workable machine that could spin four strands of cotton yarn at the same time. Also known as a water frame, it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water.

James Watt with the steam engine

1781

Steam power was very important during the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the steam engine created many changes and additions to the technology of the time, including steam powered locomotives. Steam locomotives are vehicles that run on rails or tracks and are powered by steam engines.

Samuel Compton with the Spinning Mule

1785

The spinning mule spins textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process. In the draw stroke, the roving is pulled through rollers and twisted; on the return it is wrapped onto the spindle.

Richard Trevithick with the steam locomotive

1804

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material – usually coal, wood, or oil – to produce steam in a boiler.

Robert Fulton with the steamboat

1807

Steamboats helped people get around more efficiently going through the water. Also it helped people get to other places because they could use the ocean

George Stephenson with the making the locomotive particular

1814

This made it better for everyone. With there being different places to be. It being all around and being more efficient to used. Having closed tops.

Louis Pasteur with Pasteurization

1822

Pasteurization, where bacteria is destroyed by heating beverages and then allowing them to cool. So that less people get sick and die because they aren't into doctoring to much.

Henry Bessemer with Steel Making

1856

Developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively. Cost-efficient process for the manufacture of steel in 1856, which later led to the invention of Bessemer converter.

Thomas Edison with the light bulb

1878

H said: "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles."Made it easier so you didn't have to us candles and houses wouldn't get burned down.

Nikola Tesla with the alternating current

1888

This device is a special type of electrical generator designed to produce alternating current. A loop of wire is spun inside of a magnetic field, which induces a current along the wire. he usual waveform of alternating current in most electric power circuits is a sine wave.