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