Inventors in the Industrial Revolution

  • Jethro Tull

    Jethro Tull
    Seed Drill- Allows for planting in rows
  • Charles Townshend

    Charles Townshend
    Four Crop Rotation- Less over usage of the soil, better yields
  • James Watt

    James Watt
    Steam Engine- Made the engine with more power and use less water
  • Edward Cartwright

    Edward Cartwright
    Mechanical Loom- Makes spinning thread easier
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney
    Cotton Gin- Separates cotton from seeds
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton
    Steam Boat- made it easier to transport over water
  • Henry Bessemer

    Henry Bessemer
    Bessemer Process- cheaper and more efficient way of making steel
  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell
    Telephone- Communicate to people far away by voice
  • Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison
    Phonograph- played back sound
  • Rudolf Diesel

    Rudolf Diesel
    Diesel Engine- Made working more efficient
  • Wright Brothers

    Wright Brothers
    Airplane- Transport things quicker through the air
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford
    Moving Assembly Line- Mass production of cars