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Jethro Tull invented the seed dril. The drill incorporated a rotating cylinder in which grooves were cut to allow seed to pass from a hopper above to a funnel below. -
Abraham Darby created sand casting. He developed the process of sand molding that allowed iron and brass goods to be mass-produced at a lower cost per unit. -
Thomas Newcomen invented the newcomen atmospheric engine. It was made to lift water out of a tin mine. -
John Kay invented the flying shuttle that enabled weavers to work so fast that they soon outpaced spinners. The role of the shuttle is to insert the weft between the warp threads on the loom. -
James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny that spun many threads at the same time. The machine used eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once. -
Richard Arkwright invented the water frame, a spinning machine that could be powered by water that produced a cotton yarn suitable for warp . -
James Watt invented the steam engine. It pumped water efficiently, drove machinery in paper, cotton, flour and iron mills, textile factories, distilleries, canals, waterworks and even drive an early steam locomotive. -
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin is a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed. -
Alessandro Volta invented the voltaic pile. It was early electric battery that produced a steady electric current. -
Karl Marx invented The Communist Manifesto. It introduced their concept of socialism as a natural result of the conflicts inherent in the capitalist system. -
Cyrus Field invented the telegraph cable. The cable was laid on the ocean floor and was made to send communication data. -
John Wesley invented celluloid. While searching for an artificial replacement for ivory, he invented celluloid.