Inventors/Inventions/Contributions

  • Jethro Tull

    Jethro Tull

    Invented seed drill
  • Thomas Newcomen

    Thomas Newcomen

    Newcomen atmospheric engine
  • John Roebuck

    John Roebuck

    Invented the first steam engine
  • James Watt

    James Watt

    Invented the rotary engine
  • James Hargreaves

    James Hargreaves

    Invented the Spinning Jenny
  • Henry Cort

    Henry Cort

    Invented the puddling process for converting pig iron into wrought iron
  • Nicolas Leblanc

    Nicolas Leblanc

    Invented the process of turning common salt into soda ash(sodium carbonate)
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney

    Invented the cotton gin
  • Alessandro Volta

    Alessandro Volta

    Invented the electric battery
  • George Stephenson

    George Stephenson

    Invented the steam locomotive
  • David Ricardo

    David Ricardo

    Invented the free market theory
  • Cyrus Field

    Cyrus Field

    Created the telegraph cable