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John Wesley
Founder of the Methodism Movement, bridged the reformation and modern eras of Christianity, and created the religion of Methodism, which is a separate branch of Christianity. -
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Industrial Revolution
period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700's and early 1800's -
John Kay
He was the inventor of the flying shuttle.
It allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms. -
James Watt
He created Watt steam engine, which
was a stepping stone for further machines that impacted the industrial revolution. -
Adam Smith
He was the author of the book The Wealth of Nations and
create the subject of political economy and develop it into an autonomous systematic discipline. -
Henry Cort
He founded the puddling process, refining iron from pig iron to wrought iron using innovative production systems. -
Robert Fulton
He was the inventor of the steam boat and submarine.
The steam boat uses heat of the burning fuel turns the water in the boiler into steam, which is led to the working parts of the engine, and was used for transportation of goods and passengers
The submarine was used during wartime and is also used for underwater research -
Elias Howe
He was the inventor of the sewing machine, which allowed for clothes to be sewn quicker, and caused a mass industry for textiles. -
Eli Whitney
He was the creator of the cotton gin, the machine takes the seeds from cotton at a rapid rate and caused an increase in slavery. -
Robert Owen
Created humane treatment of industrial workers, a critic of unrestricted child labor, a co-founder of labor's cooperative movement and the founder of several Utopian communities.
He was a business owner who pushed for quality treatment of employees. -
David Ricardo
He created the Iron Law of Wages,
which stated that all attempts to improve the real income of workers were futile and that wages perforce remained near the subsistence level. -
George Stephenson
He was the inventor of steam locomotive, which
is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. -
Karl Marx
He published a series of volumes called “Capital” that
laid out his vision of capitalism and its inevitable tendencies toward self-destruction.