Inventions during the

Industrial Revolution

 The great technologies developed during the

Agricultural Revolution inspired other
industries all over Europe and in the United
States to invent new tools and machines.

New Inventions in the Textile

Industry
Textile Industry = Making of Cloth (wool,
linen, cotton)

John Kay invented the flying shuttle,

which improved the speed of the loom

John Kay

Flying
Shuttle

Invention of the Cotton

Gin

As the demand for more cotton

increased, new inventions were
made to remove the cotton seed
from the cotton
Eli Whitney invented the cotton
gin in 1793

Invention of the Steam

Engine
Developed by James Watt (1769)
because there was a need for a
cheap/convenient source of
power (for all the other machines
that were invented!)

Watt made a steam

engine that worked faster
and used less fuel

Invention of the
Bessemer
Process
Henry Bessemer developed the Bessemer
process (1850s) for making steel out of
iron

This process
made steelmaking cheap
and efficient.
Steel was used
for tools and
machines during
the Industrial

Invention of Pasteurization
LOUIS PASTEUR developed
Pasteurization, the sterilization of
liquids (1860s). He discovered that
germs causes sickness

Pasteurs discoveries
improved the safety of
food supply and the
general health of the
English people

Invention of the Light Bulb

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb
which dramatically improved electric
light (1879)

The light bulb /

electric light made
long-lasting indoor
light possible