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jethro tull
created the horse-drawn seed drill that sowed seeds in neat rows. -
thomas newcomen
thomas invented the steam engine -
adam smith
During the time of War of Succession, Spain and Britain were at constant warfare with one another over the land of Gibraltar. Great Britain captured Gibraltar from Spain and after the failed attempt to create peace using the Treaty of Utrecht, Spain attacked Great Britain and violence continued until 1729. In November, The Treaty of Seville created temporary peace, but never solved the dispute over gibraltar resulting in more warfare over time (Powell). -
john kay
John Kay's son, Robert, invented the "Drop Box," which allowed looms to use multiple shuttles. This allowed multicolor weaves -
james watt
Watt found it from a flaw in the Newcomen engine. The separate condenser is made to hold the loss of hidden heat. Later led to Watt making his own engine. -
john wesley
He started publishing The Armenian Magazine -
elias howe
He was an Englishman, and he built his sewing machine during the first industrial revolution. It was meant to sew leather and canvas, but a working model was never built. -
robert fulton
As early as 1793, Fulton proposed plans for steam-powered vessels to both the United States and British governments -
eli whitney
Eli Whitney invents a revolutionary cotton separator -
henry cort
First telegraph system is installed to lead to communication over distance. -
karl marx
This was Marx's call to communism. It is often seen as his crowning achievement. The book presents a brief history of bourgeois society with the prediction of the collapse of communism. It presented a platform for Europe to begin worker revolution. (Magill 1493) -
cyrus field
regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. The conference was organized by Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Germany