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John Kay invented the flying shuttle used to speed up weaving work and allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics
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James Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny, a multi-spindle spinning frame, which was capable of spinning eight threads of cotton yarn, instead of the usual one.
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Richard Arkwright invented the water frame to strengthen cotton used in a spinning jenny
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James Watt's improvement on the steam engine was the first type of steam engine to use a separate condenser.
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Samuel Compton invented the spinning mule to spin textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process. The invention was a cross between the water frame,invented by Richard Arkwright, and the spinning jenny,invention of James Hargreaves.
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Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive was a innovation of the locomotive as it used steam unlike others.
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Robert Fulton made the steamboat, the north River steamboat, for fast travel over bodies of water. Allowing for more travel around and trade. Today's steamboat is now just called a boat.
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George Stephenson built the steam locomotive which allowed people to travel across the country and was a faster way of travel
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Louis Pasteur discovered what was responsible for souring alcohol and came up with the process of pasteurization, where bacteria is destroyed by heating beverages and then allowing them to cool, which prevented many illnesses and allowed drinks to last longer. this invention is still used in some milks and cheeses.
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Sir Henry Bessemer made the process of making steel thus making building more advanced, allowing buildings to be built up instead of sideways. Steel is still used today to make a lot of the things we use today.
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Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, which made light and helped Americans see without candles and burning wax. his invention is still used today by the world
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Nikola Tesla invented the ac current
