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Industrial Revolution Inventions
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Seed Drill- Jethro Tull
Allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths. A larger share of the seed germinated, boosting crop yields. -
Flying Shuttle- John Kay
Modernized the cotton industry which doubled the work a weaver could do in a day, -
Spinning Wheel- James Hargreaves
Allowed one spinner to work eight threads at a time to keep up with production. -
Steam Engine- James Watt
More efficient steam engine since 1705. It kept up with transportation and it also worked faster and more efficiently while burning less fuel. -
Water Frame- Richard Arkwright
The machine used waterpower from rapid streams to drive spinning wheels. -
Spinning Mule- Samuel Crompton
Combined features of the spinning jenny and the water frame. It made thread that was stronger, finer, and more consistent than earlier spinning machines. -
Power Loom- Edmund Cartwright
Ran by waterpower, it sped up weaving. Faster production. -
Cotton Gin- Eli Whitney
Multiplied the amount of cotton that could be cleaned.It cause cotton production to skyrocket. -
Roadbeds/ Turnpikes- John McAdam
Improved transportation. Caused heavy wagons and wagons in general to travel without getting stuck. -
Seam Boat- Robert Fulton
A water transportation that imporoved the creation of a network of canals, or human-made waterways.
