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Created the Newcomen Atmospheric Engine, the engine operated by condensing steam drawn into the cylinder, thereby creating a partial vacuum, thereby allowing the atmospheric pressure to push the piston into the cylinder.
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Created the Flying Shuttle, it allowed a single weave to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.
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Created the Spinning Jenny, its a multi-spindle spinning frame , and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early industrial revolution. It used eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once.
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Created the Water Frame, it was a large spinning machine and was used when cloth was only made by hand. The machine made thousands of cotton threads at once.
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Created the Spinning Mule, it spun textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process: in the draw stroke, the roving is pulled through and twisted; on the return, it is wrapped onto the spindle.
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Contributed to sociology, sociology is the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society
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Revolutionized the British iron industry with his use of grooved rollers to finish iron, replacing the process of hammering, and through his invention of the puddling process. it made iron and steal. it replaced the charcoal fueled process.
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He invented the Steam boat which propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddle wheels
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Created the Sewing Machine, the Sewing Machine is used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread.
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Created the Cotton gin, the Cotton Gin was a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
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Created the Electric Battery, it consisted of two plates of different metals immersed in a chemical solution.
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Created the Steam Locomotive, a steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material- usually coal, wood, or oil- to produce steam in a boiler.