More Inventions

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  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny
    The spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. The courts rejected his patent application for his first spinning jenny because he had made and sold several too long before he filed for a patent.

  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    The power loom was invented in 1785 by Edward Cartwright. It was a steam-powered, mechanically-operated version of a regular loom.

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. It was invented to make picking the seeds from cotton easier.

  • Battery

    Battery
    The battery was invented in the 1800's by Alessandro Volta. It's made out of alternating discs of zinc and copper with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between the metals

  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    The steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton in 1802. He went to Plombieres, and there made his drawings and completed his plans for the construction of his first steamboat.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The first telegraph was invented bt Samuel Morse in 1828.He used pulses of current to deflect an electromagnet, which moved a marker to produce written codes on a strip of paper.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    The telephone was invented in 1874 by Alexander Graham Bell. The telephone was also invented by Elisha Gray, but Alexander got to the patent office first.

  • Light Bulb

    Light Bulb
    The light bulb was invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison. It was a carbon filament that burned for forty hours.

  • Diesel Engine

    Diesel Engine
    The diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel 1892. After showing his 10-foot iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base, he spent two years making improvements.

  • Airplane

    Airplane
    The airplane was invented by the Wright Brothers in 1903. It took two tries to get the plane up in the air. Once it was in the air it flew for a total of 12 seconds.