The industrial revolution

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  • The coke fuelled furnace

    It is a Burner used to produce cheap cast iron invented by Abraham Darby

  • The. First steam engine

    Thomas newcomen invented a machine used to pump water out of mines

  • The spinning jenny

    The englishman james hargreaves invented à machine who produce multiple spools of threads simultaneously

  • James watt improved the steam engine

    À machine used to power all sorts of machinery like locomotive

  • The spinning mule

    Samuel comptons improved the spinning jenny

  • The Powers loom

    Edmund cartwright it is à machine that allowed to weave cloth much faster thaï manually

  • Gas lighting

    The advent of gas lighting around 1786 contributed to a more nocturnal life (and unfortunately for some, work), even beyond the walls of large cities.

  • The telegraph

    This communication system made it possible to send messages over great distances, at low cost and much faster than horseback mail.

  • The photography

    The capture and reproduction of still images enabled by photography has had a very strong cultural impact, whether in art or the media.

  • The Bessemer process

    The inventor henry bessemer invented a process used to produce cheaper steel