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Jethro Tull perfected the creation of a seed drill. The seed drill was moved by a horse and it sowed seeds in neat rows.
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Abraham Darby made one of the first blast furnaces. The furnace burns coke and makes hte production of commercial grade iron cost effective.
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Thomas Newcomen is credited for making the first atmospheric engine. The engine pumped water from deep underground using a vacuum created by condensed steam.
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John Kay was best known for creating the flying shuttle. The flying shuttle was an important step toward automating weaving.
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James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny. This machine sped up the production of cotton by spinning eight threads.
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James Watt is known for his creation of the Watt steam engine. This steam engine was an improvement on older steam engines making them smaller and consume less fuel.
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Samuel Crompton is noted for making the spinning mule. This invention spins cotton and other fibres into yarn a lot faster and easier.
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Henry Cort is credited for making the puddling process. This was a process in the iron industry that used grooved roller instead of hammering to finish iron.
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Edmund Cartwright is known for making the wool combing machine. This machine layed and arranged lengths of wool fibres.
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Eli Whitney is known for making the cotton gin. The cotton gin was a machine that greatly sped up the process of removing seeds from cotton fibres.
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Alessandro is credited for making the first electric battery. The Volta Battery created a steady current of electricity between the metals zinc and copper.
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Elias Howe created the first practical sewing machine. The sewing machine was used to fix clothes and it made sewing much faster and easier.
