Industrial Revolution

By Belen E
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine

    An engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its fuel
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom

    This machine revolutionilaized the process of making cloth and weaving materials.
  • Modern Day Fire Hydrant

    Modern Day Fire Hydrant

    Has a faucet and valve on the top and is described as a wet barrel. Used to attach a hose to to put out fires.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    Transmits electrical signals over wires between stations.
  • Water Wheel

    Water Wheel

    Used for making energy from the flow of water, buckets on the outside of the wheel were used to catch and transport the water.
  • Printing Press

    Printing Press

    Richard M. Hoe created a printing press that ran off a continuous roll of paper, which really improved production times.
  • Arc Lamp for Street Lighting

    Arc Lamp for Street Lighting

    Originally Charles F. Brush created a lamp that burned "as bright as 4000 candles" but such a bright light could not be kept in someone's house, so he decided to bring light to the streets of Cleveland.
  • Submarine

    Submarine

    An underwater vessel that was utilized by the U.S. Navy.
  • Dishwasher

    Dishwasher

    A machine that contained wire compartments for glasses, plates, and silverware.
  • Calculator

    Calculator

    A machine that automatically performed mathematical procedures.
  • Radio

    Radio

    Was able to transmit radio waves over long distances, created by an Italian inventor.
  • Breakfast Cereal

    Breakfast Cereal

    Was accidentally created by a nutritionist, when he flaked wheat berry. From this accident came the invention of corn flakes.