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JethroTull 1701 Invented the seed drill JethroTull 1701 Invented the seed drill. It sowed seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths

Robert Bakewell 1700s Allowed only his best sheep to breed, increasing his meat output and size of his sheep.

John Kay 1733 Invented the flying shuttle, doubling the work a weaver could do.

James Hargreaves 1764 Invented the spinning jenny, allowing spinners to work with 8 threads

Richard Arkwright 1769 Invented the water frame to drive spinning wheels for machines

Samuel Crompton 1779 Invented the spinning mule, making thread stronger, finer, and more consistent.

Edmund Cartwright 1787 Created a power loom that sped up weaving

Eli Whitney 1793 Invented the cotton gin, multiplying the amount of cotton cleaned.

James Watt 1765 Created a more efficient and faster steam engine that burned less fuel

Robert Fulton 1807 Built the first steamboat.

John McAdam Early 1800s Created new roads that did not turn to mud.

Richard Trevithick 1804 Created a steam-driven locomotive.

George Stephenson 1821 Built the world’s first railroad line.

Samuel Slater 1789 Emigrated to the U.S. and built a spinning machine.

Moses Brown 1790 Opened the first factory in the U.S..

Francis Cabot Lowell 1813 Mechanized every stage in the manufacturing of cloth in their weaving factory

John D. Rockefeller 1800s Founded Standard Oil.

Andrew Carnegie 1800s Founded Carnegie Steel Company.

William Cockerill 1799 Built a spinning machine in Belgium.