Smokestacks of industrial revolution

Technology

  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny

    Created by James Hargreaves in 1764.
    This machine allowed workers to spin more wool.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin

    Created by Eli Whitney, this invention made the process of harvesting cotton faster.
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine

    Created by James Watt.
    This machine made many textile machines possible.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom

    Created by Edward Cartwright in 1785. It changed the process of cloth, making it much easier.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine

    Created by Elias Howe in 1844, this changed the process of making clothes completely, causing the beginning of mass production in clothes.
  • Internal Combustion Engine

    Internal Combustion Engine

    Invented by Jean Lenoir in 1858, this machine was eventually used in mass transportation.