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Top Ten Inventions Of The Industrial Revolution
Dates of January first do not have a specific recorded date, only the year that the invention was invented in. -
First Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen invents the firdst steam engine, though it is not that useful yet. -
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves, British carpenter and weaver, invents the spinning jenny, named after his daughter. It made it easier and faster to make cloth. -
Steam Engine Improvement
James Watt Improves the steam engine .They powered trains, steamboats, and factories. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin. It reduced the time to sperate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph. It allowed messages to be sent quickly over a wire. He later invented Morse Code. -
Bessemer Method
Henry Bessener invents Bessemer Method for processing steel. -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite. It made it easier to blast holes in mountains to clear paths for construction. Also founded the Nobel Prize. -
Light Bulb
Thomas Edison created the first successful lightbulb. -
Airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright invent first airplane not powered by wind. -
Model T
Henry Ford creates the Model T
