Industrial Revolution

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  • The spinning mule

    Created to enhance mass production of fine quality thread.
    Made by Samuel Crompton in 1779.
    Is a hybrid between the spinning Jenny and the water frame.
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    Industrial Revolution

    Inventions of thé Industrial Revolution.
  • The cotton gin

    The cotton gin

    Created to efficiently produce cotton on a mass scale.
    Created by Eli Whitney in 1793.
    Intended to lessen the need for labours, however hence being successful slavery began to be very popular in thé southern United States.
  • The locomotive

    The locomotive

    Created to improve transportation and travel.
    Richard Trevithick debuted the first commercially successful working railway locomotive.
    Created to replace horses.
  • Photograph

    Photograph

    Created to have the ability to capture a moment in time.
    Created by Joseph Nicephore, the picture shown Is called “view from the window at le gras” is one of the first photographs documented using the heliographic method.
  • Matches

    Matches

    1827, Samuel Jones, with the inspiration of John Walker, creates to first commercially successful bow of matches called Lucifers.
  • The electric generator

    The electric generator

    Created to have accessible and reliable sources of energy.
    Created by Michal Farday,(inspired by Alessandro Volta), in 1831
  • The internal combustion engine

    The internal combustion engine

    Created to improve transport efficiency of goods and people.
    Created by Étienne Lenoir in 1860.
  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

    Dynamite was originally created for building and mining purposes however was quickly found that it could be used to create bombs.
    Created by Alfred Nobel in 1867.