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James Hargreaves
He created the Spinning Jenny. It was made to spin cotton. It made it quicker to spin cotton and yarn, but it had low yarn strength. The Spinning Jenny is still used today. -
Richard Arkwright
Arkwright invented the Water Frame. It made cotton thread. It was powered by water. The good thing about it is that it supplied more textiles. The bad thing was that it caused child labor. It's no longer used today. -
John Kay
He created the Flying Shuttle. It allowed one weaver to weave. It made it quicker to weave. It doubled the production of cloth. The bad thing about it was that it took 4 people to keep up with the production. They are still used today. -
Samuel Crompton
This man created the Spinning Mule. It was used to spin cotton along with other materials. This machine made it where woman didn't have to manually weave yarn. People got a cancer from working with the machines. -
James Watt
Watt modified this to improve the original invention. The steam engine made it to where steam was turned into energy. An advantage was that a steam engine could be located anywhere. The disadvantages of the invention was that it was dangerous. It's still used today. -
Robert Fulton
Fulton created the Steam boat. It carried people and supplies across water. A disadvantage of the steam boat was that it was expensive to make. An advantage of the steam boat was that it made it quicker to transport supplies. It is still used today but not necessarily for the same reasons. -
Richard Trevithic
He invented the Steam Locomotive.It was a type of railway locomotive that was powered by the steam engine. It caused pollution which is bad, but it helped grow and learn more about railroad fundamentals. There is 1 locomotive still being used but fort he most part people have converted to fuel or electric. -
George Stephenson
He improved the first locomotive. He changed the railroads. -
Henry Bessemer
He created steel. Steel was used to make many things. The good thing about steel is that it was inexpensive. The bad thing was that It didn't have a high fire resistance. It is still used today. -
Louis Pasteur
He invented pasteurization. It killed bacteria that made food old. The good thing about it was that people were more aware about eating food and the bad thing about it was that products required a fridge.It is still used today. -
Thomas Edison
He invented the electric light bulb. It is used to give light. The pro about it was that people could now see, but the con was it wasn't energy efficient. It is still used today. -
Nikola Tesla
Tesla invented the remote control. The remote control was used to control something else by using buttons. Remotes made it easier to control stuff, but it worked off batteries that didn't last long. Remotes are still used today.
