Industrial Revolution Inventions

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  • Townshend’s Acts

    Townshend is accredited with discovering crop rotation, but this resulted in the American colonies being over taxed and oppressed by Parliament.

  • Spinning Jenny

    This was invented by James Hargreaves in 1767.

  • Water (powered) frame

    Invented by James Watt in 1775

  • 1st efficient steam engine

    Invented by James Watt in 1775

  • Cotton gin

    Invented in 1793 to make cotton harvesting more efficient, this invention actually increased the amount of slaves brought to America.

  • Electric Battery

    Invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800.

  • Jacquard Machine

    This invention was essentially a programmable loom which enables the person working it to easily develop intricate patterns.

  • Locomotive

    Invented by George Stephenson in 1814.

  • Daguerrotype

    A technique invented by Louis Daguerre to create a longer lasting photo.

  • Morse code

    Invented by Samuel Morse in 1838.

  • Bessemer Process for Manufacturing Steel

    Henry Bessemer developed a more efficient way of manufacturing steel in 1856.

  • Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented this device in 1876.

  • Incandescent lamp

    Although Edison certainly did not invent the light bulb, he greatly improved so it lasted longer while shining much brighter than the previous version of it.

  • First Motorcycle

    Together with Karl Benz, they invented the first motorcycle in 1885.

  • Long Distance Wireless Telegraphy

    Guglielmo Marconi proved to the world that sound waves can indeed move across the horizon in his famous radio broadcast message in 1901.