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The Flying Shuttle
The flying shuttle was invented in 1733 by John Kay, It was meant to speed up the process of making fabric by weaving through faster. This also only needed 1 operative so that means less labour. -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning Jenny was created and invented by James Hargreaves in 1764, it allowed workers to spin lots more wool at the same time. This also increased the mills productivity too. -
The Watt Steam Engine
In 1775, James Watt invented the watt steam engine, it improved the efficiency of steam engines so that it would use less coal. This was later installed in many coal mines and factories. -
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1794, it's purpose was better and easier to make cotton goods such as linen. Before, it was hard to remove fibers by hand as it was laborious and time consuming. -
Invention of Concrete
In 1824, a builder name Joseph Aspdin made concrete by a mixture of clay and limestone to about 1,400 degrees. It then became one of the greatest inventions made as it produced many buildings -
Modern Roads
Many high quality roads were developed in France as Britain had low quality roads. But a man named John McAdam found a new road building method in around 1850 and his macadamized roads proved to be a big advancement in building. -
The Bessemer Process
The Bessemer process was Invented by Henry Bessemer in 1856, it was the world's first inexpensive way to produce more and more steel. This gained popularity quickly and became big.