Industrial Revolution

  • The Clock

    The Clock

    Eli Terry made his own factory and used wood for the gears. Terry was the first to have a factory that used standardized parts in clock work he also was the first to have macines create clocks.
  • Steam Engines

    Steam Engines

    Oliver Evans has invented alot of new things but one of his best inventions was the steam engine. This invention could transport alot of weight and had alot of power.
  • Plow

    Plow

    John Deere was a typical blacksmith. Made the first plow out of steel. Still used today about 175 years later.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom

    Power Loom weaved two carpets. His first power loom only made 12 feet a day.
  • Escalator

    Escalator

    Was in inventor. More than 75,000 people used the escalator. Jesse W. Reno also made a spiral escalator in London.
  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

    Alfred was a chemist. He also made a lot more explosives than just dynamite. He was a chemist by the age of 16.
  • Iron Truss Bridge

    Iron Truss Bridge

    This bridge is still seen today. Looks like a modern bridge even today.
  • Board Game

    Board Game

    Was businessman and a manufacturer of toys and and board games. Made the checker game of life.
  • Telephone and Telegraph

    Telephone and Telegraph

    Got the first official patent for the telephone. He was an investor. Continued the scientific work for the rest of his life.
  • Calculator

    Calculator

    Machine that figured out math problems. Was organized in Michigan.