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Sand Casting - make metal components of all sizes, ranging from a few ounces to several tons
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Steam Engine - as the prime mover in pumps, locomotives, steam ships, traction engines, steam lorries and other road vehicles
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Spinning Jenny - revolutionise the process of cotton spinning
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Water Frame - made it possible to mass produce strong yarn and reduced the need to spin cotton by hand
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Watt Steam Engine - to pump water
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Cotton Gin - revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber
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Sea Island Cotton - served as a lucrative crop for local planters
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Electric Battery - powering electrical devices
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Steam Locomotive - railway transport
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Steamboat - commercial and passenger transportation along the Mississippi River and other inland U.S. rivers
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The Communist Manifesto - formed the basis for the modern communist movement
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Celluloid - producing cheaper jewellery, jewellery boxes, hair accessories and many items that would earlier have been manufactured from ivory, horn or other expensive animal products.