Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

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    Mechanical Seed Sower

    Invented by Jethro Tull, it revolutionised the crop industry.
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    (Improved) Steam Engine

    Thomas Newcomen improved Savery's steam engine. They were safer and more useful in transport and machinery.
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    Power Loom

    Invented by Jeremy Cartwright, creates cloth quicker and women replaced men in the textiles industry.
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    Steam Locomotive (Train/Tram)

    Invented by Robert Trevithick; this is the first tramway locomotive in the history of the world.
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    Electrical Motor & Current

    Michael Faraday's invention of electrical power.
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    Analytical Engine (Computer)

    Invented by Charles Babbage, this is the first computer to be built; building the basis of modern technology.
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    Reinforced Concrete

    Revolutionised architecture. Allows us to build upwards, not across. Beginning of skyscraper technology.
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    Bell Telephone

    Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, this is the basis for the modern telephone.