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The spinning Jenny
Was a machine that spun cotton and became very useful for manufacturing. The operator was able to spin 8 threads instead of one at once. James Hargreaves the creator of the Spinning Jenny. -
(watt) Steam engine
A machine that was used to pump water. This was mainly used in mines. Matthew Boulton was the inventor of this machine. It was created in -
Power Loom
The power loom was invented by Edmund Cartwhrite. The power loom was a machine that made looming very fast and easy. This made it a lot faster to make certain items. -
Steamboat
The steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton. It was a boat that moved from the flow of water and was used in the 19th century. -
Cotton Gin
El Whitney was the creator of the Cotton Gin. The cotton gin was a machine that took the seeds out of cotton very quickly. -
Locomotive
The first "high-pressure engine". Essentially it was the first train invented. Created by Richard Trevithick. -
Sewing machine
A sewing machine was a new way to sew/ thread items like clothing. Elias Howe was the person who invented the sewing machine. -
Telegraph
Samual Morse was the first person to invent the telegraph but it was perfected by many others. It was a system to send messages through that used a very long wire. This was a huge communication device. -
Telephone
The telephone was the first device that you could talk to someone through that was far away. Alexander Graham Bell was the creator of the telephone. -
Automobile
A motorized vehicle that made it a lot quicker to go places. Karl Benz was one of the main automobile creators. -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel was the inventor. Dynamite is an explosive that was popularly used in mining. -
Photograph/camera
The camera was a way to take pictures and save them. It was created by Louis le Prince.