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Flying shuttle
It was created by John Kay in May 26, 1733. John Kay. He was a machinist and an engineer The shuttle would "fly" through the warp instead of by hand. The ends of the shuttle has a bullet shape and it would reduce friction. The shuttle was able to help people weave faster and do the work of two people. The amount of cotton demand increased so the number of slaves increased also. The shuttle is now used today for automatic machines. -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny was created by James Hargreaves in 1764. He was illiterate and worked as a hand loom weaver. The spinning jenny turned cotton into yarn. It had wooden spindles at the end and eight rovings. This was beneficial because there was an increase of quality and quantity. It did however leave people out of work because they were being replaced by machines. The name is the same but now the machine has 120 spindles and requires less labor. -
Steam Engine
James Watt improved the steam engine. He had worked on fixing various things & one of them was a steam engine. He had realized the many problems & improved. Watt's engine the pressure difference & one side of the piston would push the steam piston down. His steam piston was hot at all times. The engine made traveling a lot easier, & powered the machines much more efficiently. The steam engine is unsafe,because if it gets too hot it can burst. The steam engine today is called a steam turbine. -
Water Frame
Richard Arkwright created the water frame in 1768. He was a barber, and a wig-maker. The machine is powered by water, and it was environmental friendly. It spins four strands of cotton into stronger threads of yarn. The machine did take people's jobs away. Today the water frame has been replaced with electrical powered machines. -
Spinng Mule
Samuel Compton invented the machine in 1779. He was inspired to creating this when he was working on the spinning jenny & realized its faults. The machine creates many takes textile fibers and turns it into yarn. The machine carried 1320 spindles, & different types of yarn could be made. The strength of the yarn was weak.The machine is still used today to spin wool and alpaca fur -
First operational steam locomotive
Richard Trevithick created the 1st operational locomotive in Dec. 12, 1801. Trevithick was an mechanical engineer who was able to harness high pressure steam. The locomotives are very compact allowing them to be in a farm wagon to a mine. The negative part of the locomotive was its pollution. The idea of engine powered transportation helped come up with ideas of cars. -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton created the the steamboat in August 1807. He was best known for his successful steamboat and the world's first steam war ship. The boat had the ability to travel up & downstream. If the engine would have too much pressure it could explode causing people on the ship to die. They are used today not as a way to transport goods, we have ship yards & very big ships -
Steam Locomotive
George Stephenson built a railway locomotive Stephenson came from a poor family, taught himself how to read & write. He called his invention, "The Rocket." Steam powered the wheels of the locomotive. The locomotive was much faster than the average transportation & it did not break down. The pollution from went to the air & polluted rivers. There are lots of steam locomotives now, we call them trains. -
Manufacturing of steel
Henry Bessemer was a English engineer & a business man. He developed the first steel that was affordable in 1856. He called it the Bessemer process. It would require using the Bessemer converter to burn the carbon to make steel. This made steel cheap, but it required special tools to make it. The oils that were put on it had a toxic odor it. The Bessemer converter is still used today to metal the iron and other minerals. -
Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur was a a French chemist who discovered pasteurization on April 20, 1862. Pasteurization is when you set something at a certain temperature and it kills the harmful microorganisms. It also provides more nutrients to the body. It doesn't work all the time because the food could spoil quicker than others. It is used today and it uses the HTST relationship. -
Light Bulb
Thomas Edison created the light bulb on October 14, 1878. Edison created other things such as the telegraph, & the phonograph. The light bulb would create light for people. It was easier to buy those than the expensive candles, even if the light bulbs were dim & and only lasted for a while.We have light bulbs today, but ours is smaller, brighter, & lasts longer. -
AC induction motor
Nikola Tesla created the induction motor in 1887. Tesla invented the Tesla coil, and briefly worked for Thomas Edison. The motor is magnet free, cheap, can operate in hazardous environments and low maintenance. They are harder to control. They are used today and called the three-phase-squirrel cage inductive motors.
