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Jethro Tull invented the seed drill. the seed drill is a mechanical seeder that sowed efficiently at the correct depth and spacing and then covered the seed so that it could grow. -
Thomas Newcomen invented the steam engine. The steam engine the first practical fuel-burning engine in 1712. -
John Kay invented the flying shuttle. The flying shuttle was able to cut down the time it took to weave and lets one person weave instead of two. -
RIchard Arkwright invented the spinning machine. The spinning machine was a faster quicker way for wool to be spun. -
Adam Smith contributed the division of labor to the industrial revolution. The division of labor is labor as the key to wealth -
Henry Cort invented one of the most important iron making processes during the industrial revolution. He was able to make metal more versatile without having to put in the labor intensive work -
Jeremy Bentham was one of the founders of modern day utilitarianism. He wrote a book called "An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation" this book relays what he thinks a state should and shouldn't do. -
David Ricardo was an economist. He developed the comparative advantage theory, labor theory of value, and the theory of rents, which have founded other schools of thought and form the basis of current economic policies and decisions. -
George Stephenson invented the first steam locomotive. The steam locomotive was a train car that used certain wheels to be able to go on the tracks. -
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine. This allowed more clothes to be made in less time. -
Cyrus Field invented the first transatlantic cable which was supposed to be used to connect phones from different continents over the atlantic -
John Wesley invented celluloid. Celluloid was the first practical artificial plastic.