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Invention of Steam Engine
Video: Steam Engine- The first steam engine was made in 1698 but was altered and perfected by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The Steam Engine was a big deal in the Industrial Revolution. The steam engine enabled factories to move from remote areas to larger cities. It was a large source of energy for many things. On top of that, it sparked lots of new inventions as well.
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Invention of the Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves is the inventor if the spinning Jenny. The Spinning Jenny helped to spin cotton into thread, which could then be used to create clothing. This invention sped up the process of making clothes, since a much quicker and more efficient machine was doing the work, instead of people. Spinning Jenny -
Cotton and Cloth: 1794
Cotton and Cloth:Cotton and Cloth</a>Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made the separation of cotton seeds. Then the South increased it by having Francis C. Lowell manufacturer cloth by combining the spinning and weaving processes together. It was also a way for the Southern planters to make the growing of cotton profitable. Which then led to a new development of textile throughout New England. However, Elias Howe created the sewing machine and since then clothes have been created in factories instead of homes. -
Interchangeable Parts
Video: Interchangeable Parts- Interchangeable parts sped up production in factories during the early 1800’s. It made it a lot easier to make repairs on products because it was not necessary to buy a whole new item when a something small went wrong. Having interchangeable parts allowed the use of low-paid workers to fix small problems on products.
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Industrial Revolution
Video: Industrial Revolution- The industrial revolution was a period of social and technological change in which manufacturing began to rely on steam power, fueled primarily by coal, rather than on water or wind. The Industrial Revolution brought about the introduction of machinery.
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Gas Lighting
Gas Lighting:The first gas lighting was established in London by William Murdoch, an employee of Boulton and Watt. It mainly included coal which then cause the gas lighting to help in making the iron gauze (a lamp having glass surround it to protect the fire from being blown out). Therefore, the iron gauze and gas lighting helped the pioneers see during the night time and help them from going to places. In addition, it also expanded the mining industry providing coal and powering the Industrial Revolution. -
Road Building
John MacAdam had the idea of creating roads in the 1830’s, using similar methods in which roads are built today. This invention allowed goods and people to be transported more efficiently, which helped the progress of the Industrial Revolution. No longer did people have to travel on rough, gravel roads. Road Building -
Inflatable Tire
Charles goodyear, in 1839, patented the inflatable tire. With automobiles being invented around the same time, both inventions helped the other out, as one can’t be complete without the other. This invention also helped in ease of transportation in the Industrial Revolution. Today, the brand Goodyear is a tire manufacturing company. Inflatable Tire -
Samuel F.B. Morse: Created the Telegraph
Samuel F.B. Morse:The telegraph was a major invention, as it allowed easier communication between two distant locations. Before the telegraph, people had to communicate through verbal or written letters, which was not the most efficient way of communication between far places.Moreover, it was first created between Washington D.C and Baltimore, Maryland and on 24 May 1844, he sent an message to Vail in Baltimore saying “What hath God wrought!” -
Invention of the Sewing Machine
Elias Howe and Isaac Singer were the inventors of the sewing machine. The sewing machine was a great industrial invention because it allowed clothing to be produced fast. It became much easier for people to sew clothes with a machine as opposed to doing sewing by hand. Sewing Machine -
Dynamite
Dynamite: Alfred Nobel invented dynamite which helped in the creation of things such as railroads. Dynamite would be used to blow away large chunks of rock to make railroads on mountains. Also, dynamite was used in mining, to destroy large amounts of Earth to allow the desired ore to be mined. -
Transcontinental Railroad
On 10 May 1869 the first transcontinental railroad was made located in Promontory, Utah. The transcontinental railroad was one of the biggest American dreams because it ran East and West. Therefore, the Americans started to use the transcontinental railroad to import and export goods from all around the continent within days. Transcontinental Railroad: -
Phonograph
Phonograph:Thomas Edison first invented the tin foil phonograph in Menlo Park. However, while working to improve the telegraph he realized that once he plays the tape of it at a high speed it would come out as words. Which lead him to test a telephone message by attaching a needle to it and heard “Mary has a little lamb”. Which then became an important usage during the Industrial Revolution because it was one of the ways to send out messages. -
Incandescant Light Bulb
Incandescant Light Bulb:In 1879, Thomas Edison didn’t invent the lightbulb but he improved the small carbonized filament of it, and vacuum inside the bulb -which made a long-lasting source of light with the use of lower current electricity.Therefore, his eventual achievement of the light bulb contained all of the elements to make a light bulb practical, safe, and economical for the people during the Industrial Revolution.
