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The Steam Engine
Thomas Savery was the inventor behind the very first steam engine. While it was basic and inefficient this first steam engine inspired following inventors such as Thomas Newcomen to refine the original design. The introduction of the steam engine was vital for the industrial revolution as it powered the mechanics behind goods production. Not only did this mean that production of goods was easier but it also enabled mass production which was very important in the industrial revolution. -
Mechanical Seed Sower
The Mechanical Seed Sower invented by Jethro Toll was another innovation of the industrial revolution. It allowed mass planting of seeds in neat rows compared to the traditional scattering of seeds which proved to be wasteful as many seeds did germinate. This lessened the wastage of seeds and also meant that farmers produced more crops. -
Flying Shuttle
The Flying Shuttle was an invention that greatly affected the textile industry during the industrial revolution. It was invented by John Kay and was the start of mass production of cloth. This invention halved the amount of time it took to weave cloth. thie meant that more material could be produced with less people and also with less people. This meant that cloth became cheaper and more easily accessible which in turn affected prices of clothes, home furnishings and such. -
Crompton Mule
The Crompton mule was the combination of the moving carriage of the Spinning Jenny (1764) and the rollers of the Water Frame (1769). This was invented by Samuel Crompton. It was used to spin cotton and wool into yarn and thread. With the introduction of the Crompton Mule, spinners could not only produce many more types of yarn, from this yarn, finer cloth could be made. This invention contributed to the increasing quality of cloth and also the speed at which it could be made -
Eli Whitney Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was behind the Cotton Gin and was fundamental in the mass production of cotton. What once took men hundreds of hours to do, now only took a few. This made cotton production much more profitable as it now took less men and much of the process was automated. It was the birth of the mass production of cotton which then lead to faster and cheaper production of thread and fabrics. -
Telegraph System and Morse Code
The introduction of the Telegraph System and Morse Code revolutionised long distance communication. He proved that signals could be transmitted by wire. Messages were communicated through Morse Code which is a series of dots and dashes to spell out different words. The telegraph system marked the first time people could communicate across large distances. It also increased the speed at which messages could be sent
