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Jethro Tull
He perfected the horse-drawn Seed Drill, that economically sowed the seeds into neat rows. He later perfected the horse-drawn hoe as well. He was born in 1674, and died on Feburary 21, 1741 -
Abraham Darby
He developed pig iron and smelting and he used coke rather then charcoal in the furnance. He was born April 14, 1678 and died on March 8, 1717 -
John Kay
The inventor of the Flying Shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He was born June 20, 1704 and died in 1779 -
Richard Arkwright
He invented the Spinning Frame, which was later called the Water Frame. He was born on December 23, 1732, he died on August 3 -
Nicolas LeBlanc
He was a French Chemist and surgeon who discovered how to manufacture sode from common salt. He was born December 6, 1742 and died on Janurary 16, 1806 -
Adam Smith
He was a Scottish Moral Philospher and a pioneer of the Political economy. He is known for his two books, The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations He died in 1790 at the age of 67 -
Robert Fulton
He was an American Engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially used Steamboat. He was born on November 14, 1765 and died on Feburary 24, 1815 -
Eli Whitney
He was an American inventor, best known for creating the Cotton Gin. He was born December 8, 1765, he died Janurary 8, 1825 -
Karl Marx
He was a german philospher , economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He influenced economic thoought He was born May 5, 1818, he died on March 14, 1883 -
George Stephenson
He was an English civil engineer who built the first public inner-city railway He was born on June 9, 1781 and died on August 12, 1848 -
James Watt
Was a Scottish inventor and a mechanical engineer. He made improvements to the Newcomen Steamengine he was born on Janurary 19, 1736 and died on August 25, 1819 -
Cyrus Field
He was an american buisness man, and financer , along with other people, created the Atlantic Telelgraph Company and laid the first Telegraph Cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858 He was born on October 20, 1819 and died on July 12, 1892
