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The Textile Industry
The textile industry was very significant during the Industral Revolution. It combined the tasks that were needed to transform raw cotton into finished cotton. One of the new spinning machines to produce cloth faster was the “spinning jenny,” invented by Englishman James Hargreaves. This new machine connected multiple spinning wheels in such a manner that up to eight threads can be processed at once.
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The Spinning Jenny
spinning jenny James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny, which spins more than one ball of yarn or thread at a time, making it cheaper, easier, and faster to make cloth or fabric. This allowed for textiles to be produced rapidly and on a larger scale than before. Because of the invention of the spinning jenny, workers could spin yarn into fabric faster and cheaply, benefiting from the profits. -
Steam Boat
James Watt patented an improved version of the steam engine that moved in the Industrial Revolution. The idea of using steam power to propel boats occurred to inventors soon after the potential of Watt's new engine became known. -
Steam Engine
steam engine The first steam engine was in 1698, but Thomas Newcomen improved on this design. Scotsman James Watt improved on the steam engine in the second half of the 18th century and it became a important piece of machinery that helped start the Industrial Revolution. -
Cotton Gin
Cotton Gin Video Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which industrialized the way America harvested cotton. The cotton gin made it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. It reducesd the time it took to clean cotton and helped the southern states make more money from cotton crops by being able to process their harvest faster with higher quality. -
Telegraph
TelegraphThe first electrical telegraph was invented by Samuel Soemmering in 1809. With the Invention of the telegraph, telecommunications over great distances was now cheaper, faster, and more efficient. Communication between the East and West coast of the United States could now communicate in real-time using Morse Code. -
Sewing Machine
sewing machine Elias Howe invented the sewing machine in 1846. Before, clothes were hand weaved and took a large amount of time to be made. With the invention of the sewing machine, clothes could me mass produced in factories instead of sweat shops. This was a big deal in the time of the Industrial Revolution because women and children could now rely upon sewing machines to create more high quality clothing. -
The Bessemer Method
bessemer method The Bessemer Method for processing steel was invented by Henry Bessemer. This is a process for making steel out of iron. Having a way to make steel quicker and with less cost helps the production of buildings. -
Dynamite
dynamite Alfred Nobel created dynamite, which was a safer way to create holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder. Dynamite is important in clearing paths to build things such as roads and railroad tracks. Dynamite contains Tanerite, an explosive used in the Industrial Revolution to aid in the process of paving the way for the building of structures and roads. -
Typewriter
typewritten Christoper Sholes invented the typewriter in 1867. The typewriter made it easier to fabricate documents without the messiness of ink handwritten documents. It also allowed books and newspapers to be written much quicker and more efficiently. -
Telephone
telephoneAleander Graham Bell patented the first telephone in 1976. This was a way of communication that was both in real time and moderately cheaper than sending a telegraph. The average household now could service to other places with tthe invention of the telephone, because it was quicker. -
Phonograph
phonograph Thomas Edison invents the phonograph out of tin foil. The invention of the phonograph made home life more enjoyable to those who can afford it. The phonograph worked by the air vibrations created by the human voice into minute sounds on a sheet of tinfoil placed over a metallic cylinder, and the machine could then reproduce the sounds which had caused the sounds -
The Tesla Coil
tesla coil The Tesla Coil was, in short, a means of gathering electricity before other opportunities such as dams came along. Nikola Tesla's invention is used today is widely used today in radio and television sets. His revolutionary model set the standard for hydroelectric power as we know it today. A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit. -
Road Building
road building The new roads made stage coach travel much faster, more comfortable and easier than before. Before the creation of the toll road, travel was rough, bumpy, and extremely uncomfortable for all people looking to travel long distances. One major problem with the dirt backed gravel paths of before was that people traveling with horse drawn carriages had to deal with the corruption of the horse's hooves caused by the rocky surface. -
Model T
model tHenry Ford created the Model T in 1910. It was very poular and much cheaper than other cars because it is made on an assembly line, allowing many more people to buy cars. The creaton of the Ford engine was cheaper and more available to the average worker, not just the socially elite and wealthy. The invention of the assembly line also created jobs, which was a bonus for all aspects of the Industrial Revolution.
