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Famous Invertors of the Industrial Revolution

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Jethro TullEnglish,1701 mechanical drill for sowing seeds Improved the speed at which planting could take place
Justus von Lieburg ( Liebig)Chemistry teacher who standarized the application of chemical principles and the laboratory approach
Eli WhitneyAmerican,1793/4 Cotton Gin inventor a machine to clean the seed from cotton
Edmund CartwrightEnglish, 1784 Developed the power loom wool combing machine with an engine that used alcohol as a fuel...and developed machines that made rope, these inventions made the weaving process much faster
Rudolf DieselFrench 1885Invented the pressure-ignited heat engine which eventually made motorized cars which made travel faster
Henry FordAmerican,1913 Mass production of automobiles..using the assembly line theory Which made it possible for cars to be made more quickly
Samuel F.B. Morse, American, 1840,First telegraph machine which allowed messages to be transmitted over long distances and in faster time, connecting the two coasts of the United States (the conutry was connected and information could be accessed sooner)
Charles NewboldFirst pattened plow this helped to improve farming
Cyrus McCormick, Developed the reaping machine which allowed farmers to harvest their fields much more quickly
Charles TownshendDeveloped the concept of rotation of crops to replentish the soil
Robert Backwellused iron to make gates, and useful things
Edwin DrakeFirst to drill oil and this began the petroleum industry
Gottlieb DaimlerDesigned a motor vehicle that was based on the mortor cycle
Guglilmo MarconiFirst to transmit electric signals which lead to the Invention of the radio
Alexander Graham BellInventor of the telephone
Michael Faradaywork led to the development of the electric motor and generator
Henry BessemerBessemer converter led to the making of steel
George StephensonBuild first public railroad
Samuel CromptonInvented spinning machine that helped in the making of cloth
Richard ArkwrightFather of the factory system
James HargreavesAn invention that helped to improve the spinning of raw material into cloth (spinning Jenny)
John KayInprovement in making of cloth Flying shuttle increasing the speed at which cloth could be woven
Robert FultonProfected the steam engine and decided that it could be useful if put onto a ship..this improved the business of trade
Thomas Alva EdisonCarbon Button transmitter ( transister radio)
James WattCredited with inventing the steam engine

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