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Pig iron fueled by coke instead of charcoal
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Invented the first practical steam engine
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John Roebuck developed the industrial-scale manufacture of sulfuric acid
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Discovered methane
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Wrote "The Wealth of Nations"
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Created power loom
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Manufactured soda ash from table salt
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Created the cotton gin, which separates the seeds
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Created the electric battery
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German philosopher/journalist
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Classical economist
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Created and altered the sewing machine
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Laid the first telegraph across the Atlantic Ocean Floor