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Flying Shuttle
- Invented in 1733
- Invented by John Kay
- This device enabled one
weaver to make a width
of cloth it had previously
taken two to make. It
would take 27 years before
the use of the flying shuttle
became widespread but
once it did, the looms now
wove the cloth so fast that
the spinners could not keep
up with the demand for thread.Spinning Jenny
- Invented in 1764
- Patented by James Hargreaves
- The idea was by Thomas Highs (Hayes)
The Spinning Jenny was a small
machine and cheap to construct,
both these factors were important
if it was going to be used in the
domestic system,
i.e. the cottage industry.
Steam Engine
- Invented in 1712
- Invented by Thomas Newcomen
- The Newcomen engine was used to
pump water out of mines. Steam power
really took off with improvements made
by James Watt in 1778. The Watt steam
engine improved the efficiency of steam
engines considerably. His engines could
be smaller and use less coal. By the early
1800s, Watt steam engines were used
in factories throughout England.Water Frame
- Invented in 1732
- Invented by Richard Arkwright
- The water frame was a very important
invention. Some people believe it was one
of, if not the most important invention of
its time. It was a machine that could mechanically
spin thread. It was the first spinning machine
that was water-powered and automatic.Tin Can
- Created by Philippe de Girard (uncredited inventor)
- Idea passed to Peter Durand
- Officially used in 1820 for gunpowder, seeds and turpentine
- The reason why food canning was invented was because
there was the need for food items that were easily rotten
and has a short expiry date than others. There was a need
to develop a food storage system that will make all foods
be able to be transported and traded without expiring.Edmund Cartwright
- English inventor, and member of the Anglican
clergy. Cartwright invented the power loom
which significantly increased the efficiency
of textile production. He also developed a
wool-combing machine.
- 1743-1823Robert Owen
- Welsh social reformer who attempted to
build a utopian socialist and co-operative
movement. Owen sought to consider the
welfare of his workers, something usually
overlooked in the industrial revolution.
- 1771-1858
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