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Seed Drill
The seed drill was invented by Jethro Tull. It was created so that the seeds would go deeper into the ground so there would be more of a chance of the seeds rooting. This greatly increaced the the amount of crops that they got from the land. -
Flying Shuttle
The flying shuttle was created by John Kay to increase productivity. It was used during weaving cloth to create many different things. -
Flying Jenny
The flying jenny was made by James Hargraves to spin thread to create the cloth. This made it so that one person could work 8 threads at once. -
Selective Breeding
Robert Bakewell thought of the idea of making only the best sheep. They had to be big, strong, and hairy, This made an increase in productivity so that the people didn't have to have as many sheep. -
Water Frame
Richard Arkwright created the water freame in use to the machines by making power from water. This made machine work much easier but factories also had to be but by rivers for the water flow. -
Modern Steam Engine
From Scotland, Watt was an imathematical insturment maker there and created the modern steam engine. Others were very unstabele and cost a lot of money. By partnering with the entrepreneur, Matthew Bounton and Watt perfected the steam engine. -
Spinning Mule
The spinning mule was created by Samuel Compton that used both the spinning jenny and the water frame created earlier in industialization. This created a very even yarn that was used in a lot of the textile industries. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was created by an african american slave in the American south. It made separating the seeds out of the cotton much easier. In1810 85 million lbs were sold compared to 1790 when only 1.5 million lbs were sold. -
Steam-Driven Locomotive
The first 'train' was built on a bet that nobody could haul ten tons of rock over ten miles in a steam driven locomotive. Richard Trecithick won this bet and got paid thousands of dollars. Other British engineers would go on to help his design and make it into what down is a train. -
Better Roads
John McAdams was a Scottish engineer that thought of the idea of layering rocks on the road to make it easier for the rain to run off instead of muddy dirt roads.
