World history

  • The spinning jenny

    The spinning jenny
    was an early multi-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton that was hand-powered.
  • Watt steam engine

    Watt steam engine
    a cylinder containing a movable piston connected by a chain to one end of a rocking beam that worked a mechanical lift pump from its opposite end
  • power loom

    power loom
    a mechanized loom
  • cotton gin

    cotton gin
    machine for cleaning cotton of its seeds, invented in the United States
  • Locomotive

    Locomotive
    a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
  • photograph/camera

    photograph/camera
    most cameras consist of sealed boxes, with a small hole that allows light through to capture an image on a light-sensitive surface
  • sewing machine

    sewing machine
    any of various machines for stitching material (such as cloth or leather), usually having a needle and shuttle to carry thread and powered by treadle, waterpower, or electricity.
  • telegraph

    telegraph
    An electrical telegraph was a point-to-point text messaging system
  • dynamite

    dynamite
    an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents and stabilizers
  • telephone

    telephone
    a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.
  • automobile

    automobile
    a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people.