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Inventions of the industrial revolution

By Alec Dudley
  • (Watt) Steam Engine

    (Watt) Steam Engine

    Was made by James Watt and Matthew Boulton in 1769. Was used to pump water, and drive machinery in textile factories.
  • The Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny

    Was made by James Hargreaves in 1770. Used for spinning cotton.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom

    Was made by Edmund Cartwright in 1785. Used for weaving.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin

    Was made by Eli Whitney in 1794. Used for speeding up the process of getting seeds out of cotton.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat

    Was made by Robert Fulton in 1807. Used for transporting people and goods.
  • Locomotive

    Locomotive

    Was made by George Stephenson in 1814. It was used to transport coal.
  • Photograph / Camera

    Photograph / Camera

    Was made by Nicephore Niepce in 1827. Used for taking pictures.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    Was made by Samuel Morse in the 1830s. It is used to send messages over long distances.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine

    Was made by Barthelemy Thimonnier in 1830. Used for making fabric.
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    Was made by Antonio Meucci in 1849. Used for communication.
  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

    Was made by Alfred Nobel in the 1860s. Used for mining.
  • Automobile

    Automobile

    Was made by Karl Benz in 1885. Used for transportation.