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Joe Roebuck
Invented the first commercially practical condensing steam engine. Which helped transport coal and other metals and needs to other places. He used Bituminous coal to make it move because it was safer to use. -
Richard Arkwright
He made the Water Frame,It was given this name because it needed energy from a watermill to power. It was large for cottage work and had to be placed in a large factories. This will woven clothes. -
James Hargreaves
He made the Spinning Jenny. This was again made to make things. But this was called Jenny because his daughter helped with the idea so he named it after her. It makes clothes really fast with 8 spindles -
Adam Smith
Wrote "The Wealth Of Nation", which he details first system of political economy. The book was about our world and what has happened to it. -
Abraham Darby
He was producing pig iron in a furnace fuelled by coke rather than charcoal. This was a major stepped forward to keeping houses warm and trains moving -
Samuel Crompton
He made the spinning mule, this was just like the Spinning Jenny but it was faster. This made productions go up like crazy -
Henry Cort
He wrought iron from other irons. He patented the Puddle Process for refining iron ores in 1782.He made different things for army and what we use today -
Eli Whitney
He made the Cotton Gin which helped remove seeds from Cotton. This was greatly impacted until we got new equipment -
Robert Owen
He started buying Cotton and selling finished products. He started making factories which had over 200 people in the mill. The mills were factories that helped make the clothes. -
Elias Howe
He made the sewing machine. This makes clothes and puts them together if they ripped -
Cyrus Fields
Made the Telegraph cable, he had many failed attempts but finally did it. This had obviously helped so people could communicate. -
James Watt
He made the Photocopier. This was made because he wanted to make his ideas and drawings again but without having to redraw them so he made a copier.