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Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull perfected a horse-drawn seed drill. The seed drill economically sowed seeds in neat rows. -
Thomas Newcomen
Thomas Newcomen invented the first steam engine. The steam engine was used mainly to pump water out of mines deep underground -
John Roebuck
John Roebuck invented the lead chamber process of manufacturing sulfuric acid. -
James Watt
James Watt invented a more efficient steam engine. This new design allowed the steam engine to be used in places where there is not an abundance of coal. -
Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright invented the wool combing machine. The wool combing machine was used to arrange and lay parallel by length the fibers of wool, prior to further treatment. -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds -
Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta invented the first electrical battery. -
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely known for developing a commercially successful steamboat called Clermont. The steamboat took passengers from New York City to Albany and back again, a round trip of 300 miles, in 62 hours. -
George Stephenson
George Stephenson invented the locomotive railroad. -
Elias Howe
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine. The sewing machine made the process of making clothes faster. -
Cyrus Field
Cyrus Field created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean.