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Abraham Darby I came to the conclusion that replacing wood with a new fuel called coke would be more efficient than relying on the growth of trees as fuel.
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First Seed Drill, made by Jethro Tull was made. Would dig the correct depth with spacing between each seed and would cover the seed after planting.
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English inventor Thomas Newcomen creates the first practical steam engine. Flooding was common in coal and tin mines at the time, so Newcomen created the pump to remove water.
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John Kay created the flying shuttle, a device which allowed the user to weave much wider fabrics, and could be mechanized allowing for a machine to operate it.
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John Roebuck became interested in the mass production of sulfuric acid, going on to make a monopoly off of the production of it.
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Richard Arkwright is credited with creating the spinning frame, an invention which allowed for the mass spinning of thread or yarn from wool or cotton fibers.
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James Watt came to the conclusion that energy was being wasted in the process of a steam engine constantly cooling and reheating the cylinder. Watt then introduced the separate condenser which avoided loss of power.
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Henry Cort would add grooved rollers to the process of making iron, replacing the task of having to hammer iron at the end of the process.
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Nicolas LeBlanc is credited with finding a way to produce much needed sodium carbonate in a simple two step process. He was awarded a prize from the French Academy of Sciences.
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Robert Fulton is credited with making the world's first commercially successful steamboat named The North River Steamboat of Clermont. It would travel from New York City to Albany, a round trip of 300 miles.
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George Stephenson created the world's first steam locomotive to carry passengers, the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Stephenson would become known as the "Father of the Railways" from this.
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Robert Owen buys land in the America's to form a Utopian society. Two years later the project and other ones similar to it would collapse.