Industrial revolution

Inventors of the Industrial Revolution

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  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    Invented By James Watt in 1698 and used steam to produce mechanical power. Today's equivalent would be the combustion engine.

  • Flying Shuttle

    Flying Shuttle
    Invented By John Kay in 1733 and was used to weave fabrics by hand. Today, there are fully automated versions of this in most textile mills.

  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny
    Invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. It was a hand powered machine for spinning cotton or wool that could multiple spindles.

  • Water Frame

    Water Frame
    Invented By Richard Arkwright and used water power to make cotton thread. Today, we have machines that run on electricity that work more efficiently.

  • Spinning Mule

    Spinning Mule
    Invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779 and was used to spin cotton, along with other fibers. A more modern version of this is still used in today's textile mills.

  • Steam Powered Locomotive

    Steam Powered Locomotive

  • Bessemer Process

    Bessemer Process
    Developed by Henry Bessemer in 1856. It was used as a quick and easy way of making steel during the Industrial Revolution. It was later replaced by the Linz-Donowitz steel-making process.

  • The Electric Light

    The Electric Light
    The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1883 i order to provide cheap and efficient lighting for everyone. The electric light bulb is still used today, although it is a more advanced version.