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English machinist and engineer, inventor of the flying shuttle, which was an important step toward automatic weaving.
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English inventor of the spinning jenny, the first practical application of multiple spinning by a machine
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textile industrialist and inventor whose use of power-driven machinery and employment of a factory system of production
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Scottish instrument maker and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution.
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American inventor, engineer, and artist who brought steamboating from the experimental stage to commercial success.
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British mechanical engineer and inventor who successfully harnessed high-pressure steam and constructed the world’s first steam railway locomotive
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English engineer and principal inventor of the railroad locomotive.
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developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively
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In 1849, Louis Pasteur was attempting to resolve a problem concerning the nature of tartaric acid—a chemical found in the sediments of fermenting wine.
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British inventor of the spinning mule, which permitted large-scale manufacture of high-quality thread and yarn.
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In addition, he created the world’s first industrial research laboratory.
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In 1891 he invented the Tesla coil, an induction coil widely used in radio technology.
