The industrial Revolution

  • John Kay

    John Kay
    The flying shuttle was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The advantage was,With a traditional shuttle, the rhythm of weaving involves several movements. The disadvantage was, if you change warp threads often, as in a small plaid, I think it's more trouble. We don't really use it today.
  • James Hargreaves

    James Hargreaves
    The Spinning jenny was used for to make cotton. The advantage was it had high delivery speed, and no wrapping fibers. The disadvantage was the low yarn strength. His spinning jenny is used today for clothes.
  • Richard Arkwright

    Richard Arkwright
    the spinning frame was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. The advantage was that it made a strong, tough yarn quicker than weaving. The disadvantage was that it didn't make yarn fine as the spinning jenny. Now we use this as the washer and dryer for our clothes.
  • Samuel Compton

    Samuel Compton
    The spinning mule produced a very fine and even thread which was suitable to spin yarns for making muslin. The advantage was that it made good cotton. The disadvantage was it had always got stuck. Today, it is available for sale to both retail and wholesale customers.
  • Richard trevithick & george stephenson

    Richard trevithick & george stephenson
    A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. The advantage was it let people & goods travel. the disadvantage was engine can convert only about 20 per cent of the heat energy into work. Now we use this as trains.
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton
    John Fitch demonstrated the first steamboat, which had twelve paddles and was propelled by a steam engine. From 1787 to the 1830s, steamboats were improved. Advantages, Expansion of the growing fur and lead industries. The disadvantages was the unsafe operation. We still use steam boats on the ocean and stuff.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur
    Louis Pasteur discovered that microbes were responsible for souring alcohol and came up with the process of pasteurization, where bacteria is destroyed by heating beverages and then allowing them to cool. The advantage is it can tell if the bacteria can survive or not. It is still used today with doctors.
  • Henry Bessemer

    Henry Bessemer
    Steel was important to the industrial revolution because it was a major tool used to make many of the new inventions and it contributed to the making of railroads. the advantage is, it helped the railroads. the disadvantage was it took years to make. It influences us today that we still use these railroads
  • Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison
    Edison did NOT make the light bulb but he did make ity work better than others. The advantage was that it made it work so we wont have to use candles. The disadvantage was that it took time to make. We still use the light bulbs for our lights.
  • Nickola tesla

    Nickola tesla
    The radio he invented was for news, music, etc. The advantage was that people got to hear other people, like for example famous people. the disadvantage was that it only had certain stations.This radio now lets us listen to bodak yellow ayeeeee!