Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

  • The Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny
    the first multi-spindle cotton spinning machine.

    invented by: James Hargreaves
  • (Watt) Steam Engine

    (Watt) Steam Engine
    a device that reduced the amount of waste of a steam engine. invented by James Watt
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    a mechanised device used to weave cloth and tapestry. invented by: Edmund Cartwright
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    a boat that is propelled by a steam engine and sometimes pushed by a paddle wheel. invented by: Robert Fulton
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    a machine that greatly speeded up the process of removing seeds from cotton. Invented by: Eli Whitney
  • Locomotive

    Locomotive
    a high power engine powered by steam.
    invented by: George Stephenson
  • Photograph/Camera

    Photograph/Camera
    device for projecting an image of external reality onto a flat surface.
    Invented by: Louis Le Prince
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    a machine used to sew fabric together with thread. invented by: Elias Howe
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    a device that transmit electrical signals through a wire laid between stations.

    invented by: David Alter
  • Dynamite

    Dynamite
    A highly explosive material typically molded into sticks that is used for mining. invented by: Alfred Nobel
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    an instrument designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. invented by: Alexander Graham Bell
  • Automobile

    Automobile
    a vehicle powered by a gas engine.

    invented by: Karl Benz