Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

By alexrogers

  • (Watt) Steam Engine

    (Watt) Steam Engine
    It was one of the first steam engines

  • The Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny
    It is a multi-spindle spinning frame

  • Automobile

    Automobile
    The first vehicles were meant to be off-road

  • Locomotive

    Locomotive
    A steam locomotive is a rail vehicle that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam

  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    The first power loom was steam-powered

  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    The inventor didn’t actually make the first sewing machine

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Whitney’s cotton gin used hooks to draw unprocessed cotton through a small-mesh screen that separated the fiber from seeds and husks.

  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    The first trip was from New Orleans to Louisville

  • Photograph/Camera

    Photograph/Camera
    It took multiple people to get it to work

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    This was the first text message

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    It is an amazing song by Lady Gaga. Just kidding. It took many people to figure out how to make it work

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite
    An explosive device used in mining