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Industrial Revolution
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First reliable steam engine
The first reliable steam engine was made by a man called james watt.
The original design was done by thomas savery in 1698, though it was very crude. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney is the peson that made the cotton gin. It's purpose was to seperate the cooton and the seed. -
Interchangeable parts for muskets
Not being as large an invention the interchangeable parts for the musket was created again by Eli Whitney -
Steamboat service
Robert Fulton was the man that started a regular steamboat service on the hudson river -
Telegraph
The telegraph was made by Samuel F. B. Morse. It teleported electric signals over large distance -
Sew Machine
the person that made the sewing machine was called Elias Howe.
Used in pretty much the same fashion it's used in now. It was made to sew fabrics together -
improvement of the sewing machine
Isaac Singer was the man that improved the sewing machine and marketed it -
Transatlantic telegraph cable
The transatlantic telegraph cable was a long cable that ran under the water it was made by Cyrus Field -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell made the telephone in 1876 This was a much easier way to communicate over long distances -
Phonograph
the phonograph was made by thomas edison he found that the sound of a transmitter which if played fast enough sounded like spoken words -
Incandecsent lightbulb
Thomas Edison was thought to have invented the lightbulb though all he did was improve on an old idea -
Tesla induction motor
This was made by Nikola Tesla it uses the idea of a electromagnetic field to rotate -
Diesel Engine
This particular engine was made by Rudolf diesel it uses a spark plug to inject the energy of the burnt fuel into a combustion chamver and propel the vehicle -
First Airoplane
this was made orville and wilbur wright this was a very simple design and it didn't fly far the furthest it flew was 1,768 feet (538.886m) at huffman praire -
Model T Ford
This car was made by Henry Ford it was thought to be the most influencial car of the 20th century because it opened up transport for the middle-class american citizens -
Assembly line
Henry Ford didn't invent the assembly line itself but he was the first to use driven conveyor belts to speed up productions
