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Inventions of The Industrial Revolution
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Jethro Tull's Seed Drill
Jethro Tull's Seed Drill allowed farmers to plant seeds at specific depths and a certain distance apart. This was a huge improvement over the previous method of simply strewing the seeds across the fields by hand and hoping they would germinate. -
James Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny was a vast improvement in the cloth industry which allowed the average worker to be more productive by allowing them to spin eight threads at a time. Reduced the cost of the entire process. -
Matthew Boulton's Steam Engine
This new Steam Engine was a vast improvement over earlier models in the fact that it was very fuel efficient which made it cheaper and thus more cost effective to own. This engine would power many of the revolutionary inventions of the 18th century including the locomotive and the steamboat. -
Edmund Cartwright's Powerloom.
The Powerloom was powered by water, and it speed up the process of weaving. -
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin revolutionized the cotton industry which made a slave's job (easier). It multiplied the amount of cotton that could be cleaned, therefore increasing the cotton output of the south. It played such a pivital role that American production increased from 1.5 million pounds in 1790 to 85 million pounds in 1810. -
Richard Trevithick's Railroad Locomotive.
Richard's Locomotive designs were revolutionary in the fact that they incorporated a high-pressure steam engine. These were the first of their kind as all other engine designs were low-pressure. These locomotives eventually evolved into the modern trains we see in use today. -
Robert Foulton's Steamboat.
The steamboat was revolutionary as it now allowed companies to ship their goods cheaper and faster than previously allowed. It also found a home in the navies of the large, industrialized countries of the world. -
Cyrus McCormick's Reaper.
The Reaper greatly increased the production of wheat farmers across America, thus increasing food supplies and lowering the cost. -
Samuel F. B. Morse's Morse Code.
Morse code revolutionized the world by giving the ability to communicate across great distances. Messages between Britian and the United States that used to take six months, now took a matter of minutes. -
Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone.
The telephone can be argued as one of the greatest inventions of all time. It advanced the system of Morse Code by allowing the two (or more) parties to comunicate with their own voices, whether they were close to eachother or on opposite sides of the world. This invention has evolved into the smartphones of today, which are a necessity in the modern world. "Mr. Watson-Come here-I'd like to see you."
