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The Spinning Jenny was a machine invented by James Hargreaves that allowed more threads and yarns to be produced by fewer spinners. -
The steam engine created by James Watt enabled the steam engine to be used to operate rotary machines in factories such as cotton mills -
Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom. It used water power to speed up the weaving process. -
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney, it dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber -
Richard Trevithick debuted the first working locomotive, his goal was to replace horses with something that worked faster -
Robert Fulton invented the steamboats, they were going up and down the Mississippi and this helped distribute goods to farmers and other workers who needed them to do their jobs. -
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is the inventor of the heliograph, which is the first device able to reproduce and capture an image was invented. -
Barthélemy Thimonnier was the inventor of the sewing machine, he was a French tailor. This machine was made to make and fix clothing faster. -
David Alter and Andre-Marie Ampere invented the telegraph, to be able to communicate fast with people from farther away. -
Alfred Nobel created dynamite to help people in building and mining, but he and others also used dynamite to make bombs, canons, and rockets used in wars -
Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the first telephone, this device helped people communicate more easily. -
The automobile was invented by Carl Benz. The automobile allowed people to travel and relocate quicker and easier