world history

Jhon Kay

Jul 16, 1704

English machinist and engineer, inventor of the flying shuttle, which was an important step toward automatic weaving.

James Hargreaves

Jan 8, 1721

English inventor of the spinning jenny, the first practical application of multiple spinning by a machine

Richard Arkwright

Dec 23, 1732

textile industrialist and inventor whose use of power-driven machinery and employment of a factory system of production

James Watt

Jan 19, 1736

Scottish instrument maker and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution.

Robert Fulton

Nov 14, 1765

American inventor, engineer, and artist who brought steamboating from the experimental stage to commercial success.

Richard Trevithick

Apr 13, 1771

British mechanical engineer and inventor who successfully harnessed high-pressure steam and constructed the world’s first steam railway locomotive

George Stephenson

Jun 9, 1781

English engineer and principal inventor of the railroad locomotive.

Henry Bessemer

Jan 19, 1813

developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively

Louis Pasteur

Dec 28, 1822

In 1849, Louis Pasteur was attempting to resolve a problem concerning the nature of tartaric acid—a chemical found in the sediments of fermenting wine.

Samuel Crompton

Dec 3, 1827

British inventor of the spinning mule, which permitted large-scale manufacture of high-quality thread and yarn.

Thomas Edison

Feb 11, 1847

In addition, he created the world’s first industrial research laboratory.

Nikola Tesla

Jul 9, 1856

In 1891 he invented the Tesla coil, an induction coil widely used in radio technology.