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The Flying Shuttle
John Kay invented the flying shuttle in 1733. the flying shuttle made weaving a lot faster and easier but, it made the demand for cotton higher which meant there was more demand for slaves. Now we have factories where clothes are made by the minute. -
The Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny in 1764. The Spinning Jenny increased the production of yarn, but it increased the production and reduced the need for labor so many were without a job. Although the original spinning jenny is not used today but a highly updated version is. -
The Water Frame
Richard Arkwright invented the water frame and the spinning frame. the water frame and spinning fame were both invented in 1768. The water frame is no longer in use today but led up to the creation of factories that are used today. A pro is that it spun thread faster then having to do it manually, but a con was that it was big, loud, and needed lots of flowing water. -
The Watt Steam Engine
The Watt steam engine was improved by James Watt in 1775. A pro about the Watt engine is that it used steam to power a variety of different things such as the steam locomotive -
Spinning Mule
Samuel Compton invented the spinning mule in 1779 . The spinning mule had a high delivery speed and low yarn production costs, but low yarn strength and created high levels of pollution. The spinning mule is still used today to spin wool and alpaca -
The Steam Locomotive
George Stephenson invented the steam locomotive in 1804. The steam locomotive made transportation faster and easier, but building the railroads was expensive. -
The Steam Locomotive
Richard Trevithick improved the steam locomotive in 1804. -
The Steamboat
Robert Fulton didn't invent the steamboat himself but was instrumental in the process of inventing the steamboat. The steamboat allowed people to go upstream and downstream, but the engine could create to much pressure and could explode. -
The Process of Steel Manufacturing
Henry Bessemer invented the process of manufacturing steel inexpensively in 1856. The pro of this is that they could produce steel faster then before, but to tools to make steel were expansive. -
Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization in 1864. Pasteurization kills organisms such as, salmonella but, some people say that it changes the flavor of the food and damages beneficial vitamins and minerals. -
The Phonograph
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. The good thing about the phonograph was that it played music and recorded music, but it was big and difficult to move -
The Wireless Telegraph
Nikola Tesla was one of the people to work on the the wireless telegraph in 1899. The pro of the wireless telegraph was that they could communicate over long distances, but it was harder to know who you were communicating with
