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Jethro Tull (1674-1741) invented a tool that punches holes in the ground and places seeds in them while being drawn by a horse. -
Thomas Newcomen (1664 - 1729) created the first practical fuel-burning engine. -
John Roebuck (1718 - 1794) worked as a chemist. He invented leden consenting chambers for sulfuric acid. -
Adam Smith (1723 - 1790) created capitalism, an economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. -
Henry Cort (1740 - 1800) invented a method to turn brittle and crumbly iron into durable iron bars. -
John Wesly invented Methodism, which is now one of the largest Christian denominations. -
Eli Whitney (1765 - 1825) invented the cotton gin, a machine that pulls cotton fibers from the seed. -
Robert Fulton (1765 - 1815) brought steamboats from an idea to reality. -
Robert Owen, (1771 - 1858), invented the idea of Socialism. It is a political belief that is in between capitalism and communism. -
Elias Howe (1819 - 1867) invented the modern lockstitch sewing machine, which places stitches in fabric automatically. -
Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) invented communism, an economic system where all property is publically owned and each person is paid according to their needs. -
Cyrus Field (1819 - 1892) and his company, Atlantic Telegraph Company, created the first telegraph cable to cross the ocean.