inventor and inventions project

  • Abraham Darby

    Abraham Darby

    Iron Smelting
    They were able to used iron instead of charcoal
  • Jethro Tull

    Jethro Tull

    Seed drill
    Made it so crops could be done efficiently and at the right depth
  • James Watt

    James Watt

    Steam Engine
    Used to pump water from different mines
  • John Kay

    John Kay

    Flying Shuttle
    Used to insert the weft between the warp threads on the loom
  • Samuel Crompton

    Samuel Crompton

    Spinning Mule
    Made it easier to produce cotton yard and thread
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney

    Cotton Gin
    It enabled the rapid separation of seeds from cotton fibers
  • Jeremy Bentham

    Jeremy Bentham

    The Panopticon
    A prison system where inmates did not know when they were being watched by one singular guard
  • Nicolas LeBlanc

    Nicolas LeBlanc

    Sodium Carbonate
    It was able to be easily obtained by raw materials
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    Steamboat
    Popular method of transportation for passengers and cargo
  • Elias Howe

    Elias Howe

    Sewing Machine
    It helped make mass production of clothing
  • Cyrus Field

    Cyrus Field

    Transatlantic Cable
    It made it so messages could be sent from Europe to North America within minutes
  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx

    Celluloid
    Recorded and captured motion pictures and animation