Industrial revolution (1)

Top Ten Inventions from the Industrial Revolution

  • Jethro Tull's Seed Drill

    Jethro Tull's Seed Drill
    allowed farners to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths, which boosted crop yeils
  • John Kay's Flying Shuttle

    John Kay's Flying Shuttle
    an advanced loom that doubled the production of a weaver
  • Lewis Paul and John Wyatt's Roller-Spinning Machine

    Lewis Paul and John Wyatt's Roller-Spinning Machine
    a donkey powered machine that spins yarn
  • James Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny

    James Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny
    a new version of the traditional spinning machine that allowed a spinner to do the work eight times faster
  • James Watt's Steam Engine

    James Watt's Steam Engine
    an improved steam engine that worked faster and more efficently while burning less fuel
  • Richard Arkwright's Water Frame

    Richard Arkwright's Water Frame
    a machine that used waterpower to run the spinning wheels
  • Samuel Crompton's Spinning Mule

    Samuel Crompton's Spinning Mule
    a machine that combined the work of a spinning jenny and a water frame
  • Edmond Cartwright's Power Loom

    Edmond Cartwright's Power Loom
    a water or steam powered machine that sped up the process of weaving
  • Eli Whitley's Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitley's Cotton Gin
    a machine that removed the seeds from cotton much more quickly than someone could do it by hand
  • John McAdam's Improved Roads

    John McAdam's Improved Roads
    roadbeds with a layer of large stones allowed for drainage, so heavy wagons could travel without sinking into the mud
  • Richard Trevithick's Steam Driven Locomotive

    Richard Trevithick's Steam Driven Locomotive
    first engine to haul ten tons of iron over ten miles; since then, improved versions have been made
  • George Stephenson's Railroad Line

    George Stephenson's Railroad Line
    railroad that ran 27 miles that used 4 locomotives; moved more products more efficently