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Steam Engine
This machine is what powered most of the other machines during the Industrial Revolution. Was a huge factor as far as productivity went during this time. -
Spinning Jenny
This device was created by James Hargreaves' and was made up of a spinning wheel that controlled the flow of material. One end of the machine held the spinning material in place while another spun it into thread by manually spinning a wheel. -
Food Canning
Nicolas Appert worked on boiling techniques that consisted of adding food to a jar, sealing it and then boiling it in water to create a vacuum-tight seal. Then the idea for canning food was born. -
Photography
A Frenchman had the idea to expose paper coated in light-sensitive chemicals to the image projected by the camera obscura. A couple hours later, the world had its first photograph. -
Telegraph
By using an electrical system of networks, the telegraph could transmit messages from one location to another over long distances. The receiver of a telegraph message would interpret the markings produced by the machine, which were written in Morse code.
