Inventors

  • Jethro Tull

    Jethro Tull

    The seed drill which sowed seeds in neat rows
  • Thomas Newcomen

    Thomas Newcomen

    invented the atmospheric steam engine which at that time was an upgrade from the original version.
  • Abraham Darby

    Abraham Darby

    A blast furnace fueled by coke rather than by charcoal
  • John Kay

    John Kay

    The flying shuttle was one of the key components for weaving.
  • James Watt

    James Watt

    James watt invented the watt steam engine which played a huge part in the development of the industrial revolution by speeding up the time miners could get coal.
  • Samuel Crompton

    Samuel Crompton

    The spinning mule which was used for crossbreeding of animals
  • Henry Cort

    Henry Cort

    Grooved rollers helped with the purification of ore that turned into metal bars.
  • Nicolas Leblanc

    Nicolas Leblanc

    invented a way to make alkali from salt that would become important in chemistry
  • Eli whitney

    Eli whitney

    the cotton gin sped up production of cotton
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    The first successful steamboat that would be used for transportation
  • Elias Howe

    Elias Howe

    The sewing machine which back in those times was a main source for things like clothing.
  • John Wesley

    John Wesley

    The production of celluloid the first industrial plastic that was used in the industrial revolution