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Flying Shuttle-John Kay
The Flying Shuttle was invented by John Kay in 1733 and improved making wide cloth.It made making cloth or fabrics much faster and is considered to be one of the first major advancements of the Industrial Revolution. -
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The Industrial Revolution
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Spinning Jenny-James Hargreaves
The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1764 and improved making thread for fabrics. -
Water Frame-Richard Arkwright
The Water Frame was invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright and improve thread-making from the Spinning Jenny. -
Seam Engine-James Watt
The Steam Engine was released to the public in 1775 and was innovated by James Watt but was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712 -
Spinning Mule-Samuel Compton
The Spinning Mule was invented in 1779 by Samuel Compton and made making thread and fabric faster. -
Steamboat-Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton built the first successful steamboat,The Clermont,in 1807.The unsuccessful predecessors were built by John Fitch. -
Steam Locomotive-George Stephenson & Richard Trevithick
The first practical Steam Locomotive was created by John Blenkinsop but was built by George Stephenson and later innovated on in 1803 by Richard Trevithick to go on railroads. -
Bessemer Steel Process-Henry Bessemer
Henry Bessemer invented the Bessemer Steel Process in 1856 and created a strong material to build out of.He put in oxygen(oxidation)to the mix of ores to get rid of the "impurities"of the steel alloy. -
Germ Theory-Louis Pasteur
In 1864 Louis Pasteur released his "Germ Theory of Disease"to the public.He explained his theory that germs and diseases were connected and how he believed that germs caused diseases.He started his research in 1861 and finished in 1864. -
Electric Light Bulb-Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison created the electric light bulb using Benjamin Franklin's discovery of electricity. -
Wireless Radio-Nikola Tesla
In 1898 Nikola Tesla sent the first radio message across the Atlantic Ocean.While Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio Tesla innovated it so that it could broadcast over larger distances without cords.By doing so he connected the world in a more convenient way and get news of war or other things as soon as it was released to the public.
