Industrial Revolution Inventors and Inventions

Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin Separated the seeds from the cotton Allowed planters to produce more cotton – workers focused on growing cotton rather than on separating seeds

Henry Bessemer – Bessemer Process (Steel) Making steel Stronger and lighter than iron Machines and factories

James Watt – Steam Engine Power machines, boats, and trains

Edward Jenner/Louis Pasteur Edward Jenner – smallpox vaccine Louis Pasteur – rabies vaccine Edward Jenner/Louis Pasteur

Industrial Revolution Revolutionary Changes in the Textile Industry

Cottage Industry – work is done by hand in the home (spin cotton/wool into thread and weave it into cloth) Early Industry

Major Inventions Flying Shuttle  weave cloth

Major Inventions Spinning Jenny  spin wool or cotton into thread

Major Inventions Water Frame  power machines using water

The First Factories Located near water – power source Later moved to cities because of the steam engine (did not need to be near water) The First Factories

Pre-Industrial Revolution = low productivity and high prices Post Industrial Revolution = high productivity and lower prices (people can afford to buy more) Productivity