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John Kay
He invented the flying shuttle. This device allowed a person to weave wider fabrics. This was an important step towards automatic weaving. -
Richard Arkwright
He created the water frame. This machine was a spinning frame powered by water. It produced cotton yarn that was ready for weft. It spun 69 strands of yarn at once. -
James Hargreaves
He invented the spinning jenny. This device made it possible to spin eight threads at once. -
Samuel Crompton
He invented the spinning mule. This machine made textile fibers into several strands of yarn. -
Henry Cort
He invented the puddling process of iron. This process converted pig iron into wrought iron. It allowed wrought iron to be produced in large quantities. -
Nicolas LeBlanc
He invented the process of turning salt into soda ash. This was a very important chemical process of the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution. -
Eli Whitney
He invented the cotton gin. This machine removed seeds from cotton in an efficient way, so human labor was minimal. It was patented on March 14, 1794. -
Alessandro Volta
He invented the first electric battery. It was the very first source that had a constant current. -
Robert Fulton
He invented the first steamboat, and it successfully floated for the first time on 8/9/1803. It was the first one in its time. -
Elias Howe
He invented the sewing machine. This machine helped the production of clothing in factories and home. -
Cyrus Field
He successfully layed the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean. -
John Wesley Hyatt
He was the first to produce artificial plastic (celluloid). He was experimenting with substances that made good billiard balls.