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The Seed Drill
Jethro Tull (1674 – 21 February 1741) was an English agricultural pioneer from Berkshire who helped bring about the British Agricultural Revolution, which helped stablize the food supply for the Industrial Revolution. He created the Seed Drill which helped cultivate the land faster and more efficently. -
Thomas Newcomen's invention of the Steam Engine
He created the first steam engine which was used to pump water out of the mines.He is less known for inventing the steam engine compared to James Watt, who only bettered the Newcomen model. Newcomen helped begin the Industrial Revolution with this invention of steam power. This engine is significant because it enabled mines to go deeper and extract more coal or metal ore, which in turn was used to power the industrial revolution. -
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Population Growth
According to Robert Hughes in The Fatal Shore, the population of England and Wales, which had remained steady at 6 million from 1700 to 1740, rose dramatically after 1740. The population of England had more than doubled from 8.3 million in 1801 to 16.8 million in 1850 and, by 1901, had nearly doubled again to 30.5 million. As living conditions and health care improved during the 19th century, Britain's population doubled every 50 years. Europe’s population increased from about 100 million in 17 -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning frame. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. This grew to 120 as technology advanced. This device was significant because it helped people sell more yarn because the work rate lifted. -
The Cotton Gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. The fibers are processed into clothing or other cotton goods, and any undamaged seed may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil and meal. This device is significant because it separated cotton fibers from there seeds more efficiently than humans could. -
The Telephone
In 1870 two inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elishia Gray both designed there own telephone. The Telephone is a device that can transmit speech electrically. Both men designed the best Telephone they could and they gave there designs to the patent office. Bell's design won and had created the first Telephone. The Telephone is significant because it made communication easier and quicker because letters took too long to send in the mail. -
The Ford automobile
Henry Ford was an American inventor who created the first Ford Model T. He revolutionized the manufacturing of the automobile and used the assembly line to increase production. This invention is significant because it changed the way we travelled making it easier to move around
