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James Watt invented the first reliable steam engine.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made it easier and faster to separate the seed from the fiber.
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Volta invented the battery. The battery came to be known as the voltaic pile.
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Humphry Davy invented the electric lamp. Made living easier for people who could afford them.
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Henry Talbot invented the photography.
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Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the bicycle.
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Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph. The network ranged from the eastern coast to Mississippi.
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Elias Howe invented the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. Clothing began in factories instead of at home.
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W.L. Judson invents the zipper. Revolutionalized the clothing industry.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first Airplane.
