Inventors and Inventions
of the Industrial Revolution

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Inventions	People

Inventions Click on the appropriate link to go to that section of the page
The Textile Industry	Steam Engine	Steamboat	Railroads
Telegraph	Steel-Making	Photography	Electricity
Road Building	Telephone	Airplane	Other Personalities of the Industrial Revolution
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Arkwright, Richard Bell, Alexander G. Bessemer, Henry Brown, Moses Crompton, Samuel	Daimler, Gottleib Darby, Abraham Dickens, Charles Hargreaves, James Kay, James	Lowell, Francis Macadam, John Morse, Samuel Slater, Samuel Smith, Adam	Stephenson, George Telford, Thomas Watt, James Whitney, Eli Wright Brothers


Inventions and Inventors in the Industrial Revolution
	The Textile Industry
		Overview of the Industrial Revolution in the Textile Industry. A comprehensive presentation from Spartacus Educational (Great Britain), which includes articles on the Domestic System, the Textile Industry, Textile Inventors, Inventions, and Entreprenuers.
		*Flying Shuttle*
			John Kay and the Flying Shuttle

		*Water-Powered Loom*
			Edmund Cartwright. An excellent article that discusses the invention of the water-powered loom
			The Invention of the Power Loom in Edmund Cartwright's own words.
			A Brief Look at the Power Loom A very short article with a discussion of the changes that took place because of the power loom
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		*Spinning Jenny*
			James Hargreaves
			Spinning Jenny
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		*Spinning Mule*
			Samuel Crompton Using the Gale Resources Power Search Page, type in "Samuel Crompton" in the Search Box. In the Results Page, click on the *Reference* tab.
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		*Cotton Gin*
			Eli Whitney. A biography of the inventor and a discussion of his impact on US history.
			Eli Whitney. American National Biography with an excellent discussion of the development of interchangeable parts. To access the article, click on the ANB buttion, and then enter "Eli Whitney" in the Search Box.
			Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin More information on Eli Whitney
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		*Moses Brown, Samuel Slater and the Industrial Revolution in the United States*
			Moses Brown Using the Gale Resources Power Search Page, type in "Moses Brown" in the Search Box. In the Results Page, click on the *Reference* tab.
			Samuel Slater A biography of Slater, and why he is called the "Founder of the Industrial Revolution in the United States."
			Samuel Slater Another short biography of Slater.
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		*The Factory System*
			Richard Arkwright Considered the father of the modern industrial factory system; his inventions were a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution.
			Francis Cabot Lowell American National Biography search engine page. Enter Francis Cabot Lowell in the search box.
			The Lowell Factory System A look at the system for manufacturing textiles devised by Francis Lowell.
			The Lowell Factory System More information on the development of the Lowell Factory system.
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	Steam Engine
		James Watt Using the Gale Resources Power Search Page, type in "James Watt" in the Search Box. In the Results Page, click on the *Reference* tab.
		James Watt's Steam Engine. A discussion of the invention of the steam engine, with a link to an animation of Watt's engine.
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	Steamboat
		Robert Fulton and the Steamboat
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	Railroads
			George Stephenson A short biography of the inventor of the steam locomotive, and a description of his invention.
			George Stephenson Another biography of Stephenson, with links at the bottom of the page to more information.
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	Steel-making
		Henry Bessemer A short biography of Bessemer, and a discussion of the steel-making process
		Henry Bessemer About.com has a biography of the English inventor. At the bottom of the page are links to the steel-making process
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	Electricity and the Light Bulb
		Thomas Edison A short biography of the inventor, from About.com, with links to more information and specific inventions
		Thomas Edison A more extensive look and the life and inventions of Edison, if you want more information.
		The Light Bulb A look at just one of Thomas Edison's famous inventions (only one of 1, 093 patents awarded to Edison!!)
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	Road Building
		John MacAdam A biography and discussion of the impact of MacAdam's ideas of road building
		Thomas Telford A short biography of the important road and canal builder.
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	Automobile
		*Assembly Line*
			History of the Assembly Line A discussion of the development of the assembly line by Henry Ford.
			Invention of the Assembly Line Some quick facts about the assembly line.
		Internal Combustion Engine
			Gottlieb Daimler A biography of Daimler.
			The Internal Combustion Engine Daimler's significant contribution to the development of the automobile.
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	Photography
		George Eastman and the History of Kodak. A biography of George Eastman, but also a discussion of the problems of early photography and how Eastman revolutionized the industry
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	Telegraph
		Samuel F. B. Morse Using the Gale Resources Power Search Page, type in "Samuel Morse" in the Search Box. In the Results Page, click on the *Reference* tab.
		The Invention of the Telegraph
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	Telephone
		A History of the Telephone
		Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone.
		Fascinating Facts about the Invention of the Telephone
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	Airplane
		Wilbur and Orville Wright From Time Magazine comes a biography of the inventors and a discussion of their invention. Follow that links at the bottom of page 1 for the the next pages.
		The First Flying Machine. A discussion of the historic first flight, with links to more information
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	Other personalities of the Industrial Revolution
		Abraham Darby The Darby family played made several key advances in the Industrial Revolution.
		Adam Smith Using the Gale Resources Power Search Page, type in "Adam Smith" in the Search Box. In the Results Page, click on the *Reference* tab.
		Charles Dickens Using the Gale Resources Power Search Page, type in "Charles Dickens" in the Search Box. In the Results Page, click on the *Reference* tab.

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