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Invention: Atmospheric Steam Engine
Inventor: Thomas Newcomen
Year: 1712
What did it do better? First practical device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work. Newcomen's engine was also used for pumping water out of the metal mines in his native West Country, such as the tin mines of Cornwall. -
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Invention: Electric Telegraph
Inventor: Georges Louis Lesage
Year: 1744
What did it do better? the electric telegraph is an extremely important invention for communication and media. Before the electric telegraph, people had to wait long periods of time to get news from other states, regions, countries, etc. With the electric telegraph, it allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance. -
Invention: Leyden Jar
Inventor: E.G. Von Kleist
Year: 1745
What did it do better? It was the first electrical capacitor, a device for storing electricity. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Around the turn of the century it began to be widely used in spark-gap transmitters and medical electrotherapy equipment. The leyden jar evolved into the modern compact form of a capacitor. -
Invention: Lightning Rod
Inventor: Benjamin Franklin
Year: 1752
What did it do better? The lightning rod significantly reduces the number of fires caused by lightning. It's a single component that protects. -
Invention: Flying Shuttle
Inventor: John Kay
Year: 1753
What Did It Do Better? An Improvement to looms that enabled weavers to weave faster. -
Inventor: James Brindley
What did it do better? Barges carry coal from Worsley to Manchester -
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Invention: Water Frame
Inventor: Richard Arkwright
Year: 1764
What did it do better? first powered textile machine. it created one of the first factories that was specifically built to house machinery. -
Invention: Spinning Jenny
Inventor: James Hargreaves
Year: 1764
What Did It Do Better? It was the first machine to improve the spinning wheel -
Inventor: James Bringdley
What did it do better? Its success kicks off extensive canal construction. "Canal mania" -
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Inventor: Jacques Perrier
What did it do better? It made transportation of goods more efficient and economical because they could go upstream on rivers and canals. -
Inventor: David Bushnell
What did it do better? It allowed people to transport underwater and was very helpful in wars. -
Inventor: James Bridgewater
What did it do better? It connected the Mersey to the Trent and also connected the industrial Midlands to the ports of Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull. -
Invention: Spinning Mule
Inventor: Samuel Crompton
Year: 1779
What did it do better? the spinning mule allowed greater control over the weaving process -
Invention: Circular Saw
Inventor: Gervinus
Year: 1780
What did it do better? the circular saw is a tool for cutting wood or other materials and may be hand-held or table-mounted. It can also be used to make narrow slots. Since it was invented, it has been used until this day -
Inventor: Montgolfier brothers
What did it do better? It allowed people to see above the trees and see an emeny coming, during the wars. -
Invention: Self Winding Clock
Inventor: Benjamin Hanks
Year: 1783
What did it do better? self-winding clocks earned a most important role in horological history. They provided robust and reliable time synchronization across the country. They serviced railroads and other transportation industries, factories, schools, retail stores, and other businesses -
Invention: Threshing Machine
Inventor: Andrew Meikle
Year: 1784
What did it do better? The threshing machine was used to help farmers harvest their field, the separation of grain from stalks and husks. It is used in agriculture. Mechanization of this process took much of the drudgery out of farm labour. -
Inventor: John Fitch
What did it do better? Steamboats were effeicient transportation for trafing goods, The steamboat helped the event called the Louisiana Purchase to occur. -
Inventor: James Brindley
What it did better? Expendad the trade snd improved economy -
Invention: Gas Turbine
Inventor: John Barber
Year: 1791
What did it do better? Gas turbines are used to power aircrafts, trains, ships, electrical generators, or even tanks. the gas turbine determines the design so that the energy form is maximized. -
Invention: Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney
Year: 1792
What did it do better? the machine automated the separation of cottonseed from the short staple cotton fiber -
Inventor: Aloys Senefelder
What did it do better? Lithography helped spread words or news among the people. It was a quick and useful way to communicate something -
Invention: Battery
Inventor: Alessandro Volta
Year: 1799
battery: main source of electricity. the invention rose major electrical advances, from studies to telegraphs & telephones, leading to computers, phones, and other electrical devices. -
Invention: Fourdrinier Machine
Inventor: Louis Robert
Year: 1799
What did it do better? a machine that creates paper, fibreboards and paperboards. Paper was a luxury item and continued to develop. The Fourdrinier machine became the basis for most modern papermaking. -
Invention: Jacquard Loom
Inventor: Joseph Marie Jacquard
Year: 1804
What did it do better? Jacquard loom is used to weave complex designs. Jacquard invented a way of automatically controlling the warp and weft threads on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards. This invention was considered an important step in the history of computing hardware. It developed computer programming. -
Operated: Robert Fulton
What did it do better? It took steamboats to a whole new level -
Invention: Electric Light
Inventor: Humphry Davy
Year: 1809
What did it do better? this invention continued to develop until thomas edison improved and created the first light bulb which is used in modern days. -
Invention: Variable Speed Batton
Inventor: William Horrocks
Year: 1813
What did it do better? William Horrocks improved the original power loom and made a more effective way of winding the woven cloth onto a beam at the back of the loom. -
Inventor: George Stephenson
What did it do better? It allowed people and perishable goods to move in and out of vast distances, allowing for the mass settlement of western states and territories in the US. -
Invention: electromagnet
Inventor: William Sturgeon
Year: 1825
What did it do better? the electromagnet lead to the invention of the electric telegraph -
What did it do better? Allowed goods to be shipped from New York City to Cleveland and eventually to Chicago.
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Invented: English engineer George Stephenson
What did it do better? Improved in designs. He won a contest for the new Manchester-Liverpool railway -
Inventor: W.A Bart
What did it do better? It was the beginning of the business world for women and it was the beginning of a news industry. It was a good form of communication -
Inventor: Barthelemy Thimonnier
What did it do better? Sewing machines made work much easier for clothing companies. Still used today -
Inventor: Cyrus McCormick
What did it do better? the invention of reaper results in countries becoming richer due to the fact that they get money while the machine does the job for them -
Inventor: Michael Faraday
What did it do better? the electric dynamo provided a steady amount of electricity used for different industrial purposes. This invention led to the invention of electrical generators. -
Inventor: Henry Talbot
What did it do better? the invention of the calotype photography led to modern photography. -
Inventor: Charles Babbage
What did it do better? the invention of the mechanical calculator led to modern calculator -
Inventor: Samuel Colt
What did it do better? the revolver made my Samuel Colt works when six bullets are shot when a usual gun only needs one. This led to the inventions of more effective revolvers -
Inventor: Samuel Morse
What did it do better? Allowed people to communicate with one another at a distance. -
Inventor: Kirkpatrick Macmillan
What did it do better? It made personal transportation practical and affordable for everyone. -
Inventor: Charles Goodyear
What did it do better? Charles Goodyear was the first to come up with the basic concept of rubber vulcanization and this leads to other people improving the process. The discovery of the rubber-sulfur reaction revolutionized the use and applications of rubber, and changed the face of the industrial world. -
Inventor: George Hudson
What did it do better? Controlled the railway and the engines that were using it -
Inventor: Alexander Bain
What did it do better? The invention of the facsimile was the invention of the fax machine. This led to improvements and developments of the machines and used in today's world -
What did it do better? More railroads were built and expanded rapidly around the country
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Inventor: Henri Giffard
What did it do better? Even though it was a unsuccessful design, the idea inspired many other people. -
Inventor: George Cayley
What did it do better? this invention led to improvements and led to modern day gliders -
Inventor: Georges Audemars
What did it do better? Rayon is a major feedstock in the production of carbon fiber until today -
Inventor: Jean Lenoir
What did it do better? Internal combustion engine is very important in today's world for it powers a lot of cars. -
Inventor: Alexander Parkes
What did it do better? Due to this invention, many other inventors tried to develop/improve, try to make better ones. Plastic can be found everywhere in the modern world. -
Inventor: Alfred Nobel
What did it do better? Due to the invention of dynamite, it is used in many areas in the world today. Dynamite is predominately used in mining, quarrying, and construction industries and has had historical use in warfare, -
Inventor: Christopher Scholes
What did it do better? New design - improved in appearances and was made easier to function. More people began communicating using the typewriter -
Inventor: J P Knight
What did it better do? This invention led to more better versions of it. It was a very important invention those days and is still very significant modern days. -
What did it do better? It linked the United States into a huge single market, which improved their trade and economy by far.
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Inventor: Joseph Glidden
What did it do better? the invention of barbed wire by Joseph Glidden was the most successful. This simple invention changed forever the development of the American West. -
Inventor: Charles Goodyear Jr.
What did it do better? the invention of the welt stitcher by Charles Goodyear, Jr., made it possible to produce high-grade welt shoes by machine. -
Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell
What did it do better? Communication over the telephone has allowed people to interact with one another. Long distance communication has become possible too. The invention of the telephone lead to development of city centers, office buildings and the concept of an urban worker society. -
Inventor: Thomas Edison
What did it do better? It was able to ranscribe telegraphic messages through indentations on paper tape, which could later be sent over the telegraph repeatedly. -
Inventor: Eadweard Muybridge
What did it do better? this invention led to outstanding developments of movies today -
Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell
What did it do better? this invention save hundreds of people's lives over the next 20 years. This invention was responsible for the metal detectors we have today -
Inventor: James Ritty
What did it do better? This invention led to millions of cash registers used everywhere around the world today. -
Inventor: Karl Benz
What did it do better? Allowed practical personal transportation and the idea inspired many others -
Inventor: Gottlieb Daimler
What did it do better? It made personal transportation easier and quicker -
Inventor: Harim Maxim
What did it do better? This invention had a major impact in our culture and daily lives is the machine gun. The invention of the machine gun gave the US a military advantage. Further technological advancements and new styles of warfare happened -
Inventor: Gottlieb Daimler
What did it do better? It lead to the invention of modern day cars and gave people an efficient transportation -
Inventor: Josephin Cochrane
What did it do better? this invention is very useful and is used around the world to wash dishes today. -
Inventor: Jesse W. Reno
What did it do better? The escalator is used many places around the world today. This invention led to other inventors improving and developing them, making new and better versions of escalators used today.
