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Abraham Darby
Sand Casting - make metal components of all sizes, ranging from a few ounces to several tons -
Thomas Newcomen
Steam Engine - as the prime mover in pumps, locomotives, steam ships, traction engines, steam lorries and other road vehicles -
James Hargreaves
Spinning Jenny - revolutionise the process of cotton spinning -
Richard Arkwright
Water Frame - made it possible to mass produce strong yarn and reduced the need to spin cotton by hand -
James Watt
Watt Steam Engine - to pump water -
Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin - revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber -
Robert Owen
Sea Island Cotton - served as a lucrative crop for local planters -
Alessandro Volta
Electric Battery - powering electrical devices -
George Stephenson
Steam Locomotive - railway transport -
Robert Fulton
Steamboat - commercial and passenger transportation along the Mississippi River and other inland U.S. rivers -
Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto - formed the basis for the modern communist movement -
John Wesley
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.
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