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Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill, which was a tool that planted and covered seeds with dirt in straight lines. Before the seed drill, farmers scattered seeds randomly. This invention was made during the Agricultural Revolution. -
Flying Shuttle
John Kay created this invention. It had a piece of wood that ran a wheel alonga ledge. The weaver could do his or her work twice the speed than before. Kay later had to move to France because of the violence that workers did because he put them out of work. -
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James Watt
James Watt invented an easier-to-use steam engine, after finding problems with an earlier inventor's steam engine. It used a piston which is a metal pole attached to a plate, to provide work. It uses coal and water to make steam, which powers the piston. -
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(Not an invention) Population Explosion
The population increased in England from six million to nine million people between 1750 and 1800. -
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves created the spinning jenny, possibly after his daughter's name. The machine drew out cotton and fed it into small cylinders called spindles. The only difference from before was that it made several strings at a time. Workers who had lost their jobs because of him broke into his house and destroyed the machines he had. -
Iron Rails
Richard Reynolds was the first engineer who made railroads from iron. Before then, they were made from wood. Iron made it easier to use the track because wood used more energy to move along the railroad. -
Water Frame
Richard Arkwright created this design to feed the cotton or wool into spindles at a steady rate, making the thread even. Before, the thread sometimes frayed much easier and was thicker in some spots than others. -
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Steamships
Marquis de Joffroy d'Abbans created a boat with steam-powered paddles in 1783. In 1787, James Rumsey invented a way for ships to take in water through the front through a pipe and forcefully expel water through the back, moving forward, similar to a space shuttle blasting off. Patrick Miller made a desiogn where the steam engine could fit into the ship, similar to Marquis, in 1788. In 1790, John Fitch used steam engines to move oars to move the ship. -
Power Loom
Edmond Cartwright developed a machine that wrapped yarn around each other, making it stronger and making it faster. It was ran by a water wheel, and later a steam engine. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin removed seeds from cotton. However, even though he had a patent, which is a paper saying no one could copy work without paying the person, many people made machines like it. He never was paid the money. Farmers did not pay for their cotton to be made seed-free because they thought it was too expensive. -
Iron Rail Ridges
Benjamin Outram created ridges on the new iron rails. It made accidents less common, like sliding off the track. His track design is still used today. -
Steam Trains
Richard Trevithick did his first demonstration of a locomotive, which was a train that ran on its own power. He used a steam engine to do this. Before Richard invented the steam engine, people rode wagons pulled by horses on track. However, when he opened the "Catch-Me-Who-Can" train, nobody got on because they thought it was too dangerous. -
Timeline Citations
"The Revolution Begins: Steam Engines, Railroads, and Steamboats." Industrial Revolution Reference Library. Ed. James L. Outman, Matthew May, and Elisabeth M. Outman. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2003. 33-61. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|CX3425800011&v=2.1&u=garn63204&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=ed336480e4af94b16a686604424179f1. -
Timeline Citations
"Origins of the Industrial Revolution." Industrial Revolution Reference Library. Ed. James L. Outman, Matthew May, and Elisabeth M. Outman. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2003. 9-31. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|CX3425800010&v=2.1&u=garn63204&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=40c61c2f7f2c587b8cb349b1eee15083. -
Timeline Citations
"New Machines and the Factory System." Industrial Revolution Reference Library. Ed. James L. Outman, Matthew May, and Elisabeth M. Outman. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2003. 63-82. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 12 Apr. 2015. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|CX3425800012&v=2.1&u=garn63204&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=9e90efe06ccfdf9584a5073bddf80ef4.