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James Watt
Invented the steam engine. The steam engine was an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power. This impacted how the people transport themselves, goods, and much more. -
Abraham Darby
Invented sand casting. Sand casting is used to produce a wide variety of metal components with complex geometries. This impacted the people greatly because it showed them a new way to shape metal to what they wanted. -
Thomas Newcomen
Invented the newcomen atmospheric engine. It pumped water using a vacuum created by condensed steam. It became an important method of draining water from deep mines and was therefore a vital component in the Industrial Revolution in Britain. It impacted the miners lives by making the job much easier and having much more things run smoothly. -
John Kay
Invented the flying shuttle. It was a machine that represented an important step toward automatic weaving. This impacted the women mostly because it decreases the work for them when they weave things. -
Adam Smith
Invented the concept of gross domestic product (GDP). This means the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year. This eventually helped many countries with their economic standings. -
Jeremy Bentham
He created a principle called utilitarianism. This was that actions are morally right if they tend to promote happiness or pleasure (and morally wrong if they tend to promote unhappiness or pain) among all those affected by them. This impacted the people a lot too because it gave them something to believe in. -
Nicolas LeBlanc
Invented a method of making alkali soda from salt that became one of the most important chemical processes of the nineteenth century. This impacted many lives because it showed people how to make a new product. -
Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin was a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. This impacted the people in such a big way! It took away having to pick out the seeds from cotton in which it would take hours to do before. -
Robert Fulton
Invented the steamboat. The steamboat a boat that is propelled by a steam engine, especially a paddle-wheel craft of a type used widely on rivers in the 19th century. This impacted how the people transport themselves, goods, and much more. -
David Ricardo
Articulated and rigorously formulated the "Classical" system of political economy. This will impact many people who want to be involved in the government of their country. -
Elias Howe
Invented the sewing machine. The sewing machine is a machine with a mechanically driven needle for sewing or stitching cloth. This impact will decrease the amount of work especially for women because they are the ones usually sewing and making the clothes at this time. -
Cyrus Field
Conceived the idea of telegraph cables. Telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. This will impact how people would communicate with each other drastically.
