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Helped bring about the British Agricultural Revolution Perfected the horse-drawn seed drill that economically sowed seeds into neat rows.
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Developed a method of producing pig iron in a blast furnace fueled by coke rather than coal.
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An English inventor who created the first practical steam engine for pumping water.
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A weaver, carpenter, and inventor. One of the three inventors responsible for mechanising spinning.
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Rollers squashed and stretched the yarn and spindles on a moving carriage drew out the yarn and twisted it.
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The power loom was a steam-powered, mechanically-operated version of a regular loom. It was used to combine threads to make cloth.
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A French chemist and surgeon who discovered how to manufacture soda from common salt.
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The cotton gin is a device that was used to remove the seeds from cotton fibers.
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Robert Fulton developed the world's first successful steamboat and the world's first warship.
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Built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
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Elias Howe created the first practical sewing machine.
