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Abraham Darby
He invented the process of sand casting.It is described as the method of using sand as the mold material. -
Thomas Newcomen
He came up with and created the Newcomen Atmospheric Engine. This is also known as the steam engine. -
John Kay
He created the flying shuttle. This increased the speed of cloth production. -
John Roebuck
He added updates to the steam engine. He did this to make certain things run better. -
Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright created the crude power loom. It was used to automate much of the weaving process -
Eli Whitney
Eli created the cotton gin. This was used to speed up the process of removing seeds from the cotton fiber. -
Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta is known for creating the electric battery. He used this to produce electricity for certain things. -
George Stephenson
He created the locomotive. He invented it to be used for hauling coal. -
David Ricardo
Ricardo came up with the law of diminishing marginal returns. He is also known for his theory on wages and profit, labor theory of value, theory of comparative advantage, and theory of rents. -
Karl Marx
He helped come up with the idea of communism. He did this by publishing The Communist Manifesto. -
Cyrus Field
Field's invention was the telegraph cable. This cable led across the Atlantic Ocean. -
John Wesley
He created the celluloid. This was the first synthetic plastic.
