Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

By jayla.hemann
  • (Watt) Steam Engine

    (Watt) Steam Engine

    Used to operate machines in factories such as a cotton mill invented by Thomas Newcomen.
  • The Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny

    A hand powered multi-spindle machine that allowed the operator to spin multiple threads at the same time, invented by James Hargreaves.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom

    Used water power to speed up the weaving process invented by Edmund Cartwright.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin

    Separates cotton fibers from their seeds made by Eli Whitney.
  • Locomotive

    Locomotive

    The first working railway steam locomotive was the three ft gauge coalbrookdale locomotive invented by Richard Trevithick.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat

    Carried paying passengers between New york and Albany made by Robert Fulton.
  • Photograph/Camera

    Photograph/Camera

    First device able to reproduce and capture an image made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine

    Used to sew fabric together created by Barthelemy Thimonnier.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph

    Allowed communication from a distance invented by Samuel Morse.
  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

    An explosive made of nitroglycerin made by Alfred Nobel.
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    Transmitting vocal sounds telegraphically invented by Alexander Graham bell.
  • Automobile

    Automobile

    First vehicle powered by gas engine invented by Karl Benz.