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