Watt’s steam engine. Image credit MediaWiki
ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Missionaries:Inventions made in the Industrial revolution
- The following were some of the inventions that came out of Britain’s Industrial Revolution:
- The seed drill
- The steam engine
- Weaving machines
- Spinning machines such as Spinning Jenny
- Railways
- Telegraphs
- Steam boats that made travel faster
- Sewing machines
| Inventor | Invention |
|---|---|
| James Watt | Improved on the Steam Engine |
| Thomas Newcomen | Build the first steam engine |
| Henry Bessmer | The Bessemer method of steel processing. |
| George Stephenson | Built the first railway engine (The rocket) |
| John Huntsman | Discovered a way to turn iron into steel |
| Thomas Thelford and John Mcadam | Worked on road building methods |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Telephone |
| Alfred Nobel | Dynamite |
| Thomas Edison | Bulb |
| Abraham Darby | Discovered a way to make coke from coal. |
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