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David Ricardo
He discovered the law diminishing marginal returns, which states that in a production process, as one input variable is increased, there will be a point at which the marginal per unit output will start to decrease, holding all other factors constant. -
Abraham Darby
He was the first person to successfully smelted iron ore with coke. -
John Kay
The invention 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 Hargreaves
Inventor of the spinning jenny, which used eight spindles onto the thread and was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once. -
Richard Arkwright
Inventor of the the spinning frame this was used to spin 128 threads at the same time. -
Adam Smith
The invention was a influential book called "The Wealth of Nations". -
Samuel Crompton
Invention of the spinning mule, which was used to spin textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process. -
Edmund Cartwright
He invented the wool combing machine which was used to arrange and lay parallel by length the fibers of wool, prior to further treatment. Also he was the predecessor of the modern power loom. -
Eli Whitney
The invention made was the cotton gin which was able to quickly and efficiently clean the cotton using a system of hooks, wires and a rotating brush and he also pushed the "interchangeable parts" mode of production. -
Alessandro Volta
Inventor of the electric battery, which was used to produced a steady electric current. -
Robert Fulton
Inventor of the first successful steam boat also known as the Clermont which carried passengers between New York City and Albany, New York. He also designed the worlds first steam warship. -
George Stephenson
Inventor of the Geordie lamp, which was used to keep explosive gases out by pressure of the flame's exhaust and held the flame in by drawing in air at high speed.