Top Ten Inventions from the Industrial Revolution

  • Refridgeration

    Refridgeration
    This was invented by Nicholas Sadi Carnot. The basic idea is to transfer energy from one object to the other. This invention replaced the use of ice to kep things cool.
  • The Reaper

    The Reaper
    Invented by Cyrus McCormick, the reaper was a machine used to chop wheat and harvest it.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Originally invented y Samuel F.B. Morse. This was a new way of communicating using the flow of energy through wires to create messages.
  • Vulcanization

    Vulcanization
    Vulcanization was a process that burned rubber to create tires which allowed a much smoother ride than wooden wheels used before. This was invented by Charles Goodyear.
  • Steel

    Steel
    This revolutionary product was invented by Henry Bessemer. He used a new way of turning pig iron in to steel.
  • Internal Combustion Engine

    Internal Combustion Engine
    Invented by Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir, the basic idea behind this engine is that if you put a small amount of energy in a small space, it will produce a large amount of energy.
  • Dynamite

    Dynamite
    Invented by Alfred Noble, this new roduct allowed people to bust through mountains and make travel much smoother.
  • Air Brake

    Air Brake
    This was invented by George Westinghouse. The idea of this is togive a train a more cost-efficient and easier way to stop.
  • Lightbulb

    Lightbulb
    This revolutionary product was invented by Thomas Eddison. The ew product now allowed people to ot rely on candle light and sunlight to see in the dark.
  • Gasoline Engines

    Gasoline Engines
    This was ivented by the Charter Gasoline Engie Company. Tis ew product became more accessible and easier to be used to power the new motor vehicles.