7 KEY INVENTIONS

OF THE INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
 1.Spinning Jenny

◦Invented : 1765

◦Inventor : James Hargreaves

◦Purpose Of Invention : The device reduced

the amount of work needed to produce cloth, with
a worker able to work eight or more spools at once.
. Spinning Jenny
2.Newcomen
Atmospheric Engine
◦Invented : 1712

◦Inventor : Thomas Newcomen

◦Purpose Of Invention : It was the first

practical device to harness steam to produce
mechanical work.
. Newcomen Atmospheric Engine
 3. Watt Steam
Engine
◦Invented : 1776

◦Inventor : James Watt

◦Purpose Of Invention : It was the

developed version of newcomen atmospheric
engine.
. Watt Steam Engine
 4. Locomotive
◦Invented : 1813

◦Inventor : John Blenkinsop

◦Purpose Of Invention : Moving freight and

other materials, as well as passengers.
. Locomotive
 5. Electrical
Telegraph
◦Invented : 1840s

◦Inventor : Samuel Morse

◦Purpose Of Invention : The telegraph

revolutionized long-distance communication. It
worked by transmitting electrical signals over a
wire laid between stations.
. Electrical Telegraph
 6. Electric
Generator
◦Invented : 1831

◦Inventor : Charles F. Brush

◦Purpose Of Invention : Generators

provide nearly all of the power for electric power
grids.
. Electric Generator
 7. Typewriter

◦Invented : 1868

◦Inventor : Christopher Latham Sholes

◦Purpose Of Invention : Typewriters were

developed to enable the blind to write.
. Typewriter