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The Threshing Machine
Inventor: Andrew Meikle -
The First Spinning Mill
Inventor: Samuel Slater.
The firts spinning mill was important to the Industrial revolution because the factory system brought many workers and machines together under one roof. People left their family farms to live in the cities to take jobs in factories. They would work for wages on a set schedule. The way of life changed for many people. ***This invention being applied now because there are a lot of factories that make items such as clothing today and it started from the first spinning mill. -
The Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney.
***The cotton gin is applied today in modern society because, most clothes today are made of cotton. And the cotton gin helped lead cottton to being mass produced, because it made making textile out of cotton easier. We still probably use a machine similar to the cotton gin today too. -
Interchangeable Parts
Inventor: Eli Whitney.
This invention was important during the Industrial Revolution because with interchangeable parts, people were able to fix items much easier, the main focus back then being guns. Interchangeable parts sped up production, made repairs easy, and allowed the use of less-skilled workers.***This invention is applied today because a lot of the items we use on a daily basis uses interchangeable parts, such as our phones, watches, pens and pencils, and more. -
The Steam-powered Locomotive (Tom Thumb)
Inventor: Richard Trevithick.
The steam-powered locomotive was important to the Industrial Revolution because people needed a good way to ship the goods they were making in the factories, to cities that didn't have a water route. The steam-powered locomotive made shipping goods to other cities easier. -
The Steamboat (Clairmont)
Inventor: Robert Fulton.
This invention was important during the Industrial Revolution because people were able to trav el againts the current or a strong wind, which made shipping goods to other cities easier. -
The Mechanical Reaper
Inventor: Cyrus McCormick.
NOTE: The mechanical reaper was invented in 1831, and patented in 1834. -
The Telegraph
Inventor: Samuel F.B. Morse.
The telegraph was important during the Industrial Revolution because the telegraph made it easier for people to communicate between cities. It took only seconds to communicate with someone in another city. Telegraph lines spanned the country by 1861, bringing people closer as a nation. -
The Lightweight Plow
Inventor: John Deere.
***The lightweight plow is being applied to our modern society because we use plows simmilar to the lightweight plow today. A lot of farmers use plows (or tractors) to prepare the ground to plant crops, which the lightweight plow was used for too back around the 1840's. -
Photography
Inventor: Louis Daguerre.
***Photography is applied to modern society today because photography is everywhere! There are tons of social media websites that are based on photography. Photography is also used as a proffession, and is used for important events. People everywhere use photography.
