Industrial Revolution inventions

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1. Inventions of the Industrial Revolution Choose 5-6 Inventions to take notes on in your spiral. Write what the invention is, who invented it, when, and why it was important to history.

2. The Seed Drill Year - 1701 Developed by - Jethro Tull Before the invention of the seed drill, seeds were planted by hand. This process was time-consuming and also involved intensive labor. The seed drill was helpful in sowing seeds at specific positions, and covering them too. This device increased the crop yield ratio by about nine times, and also made the sowing process cheaper, as it needed less labor . SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR PICTURE.

3. The Lightning Rod Year - 1749 Invented by - Benjamin Franklin The lightning rod was aimed to protect buildings during lightning strikes. The rod had a pointed tip, and was grounded to the earth. During a thunderstorm or lightning strike, it would collect the charge and make it neutral by earthing it. Thus, it was able to protect a lot of houses, which were under frequent threat of fires from lightning. It is interesting to note that modern-day lightening rods follow the same principle, which was used by Franklin.

4. The Spinning Jenny Year - 1764 Invented by - James Hargreaves Prior to the Industrial Revolution, Britain's textile industry worked with the help of artisans who worked from home, using the spinning wheel and the hand loom. However, the traditional methods of producing yarn restricted large-scale production of goods. With the invention of the spinning jenny, artisans could spin almost 120 threads at a time, instead of only a single thread.

5. The Steam Engine Year - 1770 Developed and Reinvented by - James Watt Watt developed the improved version of the steam engine, more efficient than the one invented by Thomas Savery . Though mainly known for its use in running a train, the steam engine was also used to run machinery in factories and mines. The engine was powered by high pressure steam, and was able to work at places which lacked a nearby source of water. Thus, it was able to overcome the problem faced by the water frame, which could work only at places where water was available.

6. The Cotton Gin Year - 1794 Patented by - Eli Whitney The cotton gin enabled separation of cotton seeds from raw cotton fibers, which otherwise had to be done by hand. This invention facilitated large-scale production, and with lesser workforce. Whitney's cotton gin, was capable of cleaning 23 kg of lint everyday, and proved to be of great help to the cotton industry.

7. Battery /Voltaic Pile Year - 1800 Invented by - Alessandro Volta Based on his experiments related to electricity, Volta was able to separate the basic components in water viz., oxygen and hydrogen. Through his experiments he came to know that electricity could be made to flow through a conductor. The idea helped him produce the world's first battery, which later came to be known as the 'voltaic pile'. As a tribute to the great scientist, the electric potential, volt, has been named after him.

8. The Pedal Bicycle Year - 1839 Invented by - Kirkpatrick Macmillan This first pedal bicycle invented by Macmillan was propelled with the help of horizontal reciprocating movement of the rider's feet on the pedals, which remains the basic principle even for modern-day bicycles. The invention of the bicycle helped people travel easily and with more speed, and also proved beneficial in saving a lot of time.

9. Telephone Alexander Graham Bell 1876 Alexander Graham Bell is most famous for his invention of the telephone. He first became interested in the science of sound because both his mother and wife were deaf. His experiments in sound eventually let him to want to send voice signals down a telegraph wire. He was able to get some funding and hire his famous assistant Thomas Watson and together they were able to come up with the telephone. The first words spoken over the telephone were by Alex on March 10, 1876. They were "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you". It turns out that other scientists had similar ideas. Bell had to race to the patent office in order to get his patent in first. He was first and, as a result, Bell and his investors had a valuable patent that would change the world. They formed the Bell Telephone Company in 1877. There have been many mergers and name changes over the years, but this company is known today as AT&T.

10. Research additional inventions to take notes on for extra credit heading into the new trimester  https://interestingengineering.com/27-inventions-of-the-industrial-revolution-that-changed-the-world Or visit other websites