Chapter 12: Inventions Flashcards
Who invented the flying shuttle? And when?
John Kay 1733
Who invented the slinning jenny? And When?
James Hargreaves 1764
Who invented the water frame? And when?
Richard Arkwright 1769
What did John kay invent, when and what did it do?
Flying shuttle, weaving, 1733
What did Richard Arkwright invent what did it do and when?
Water frame, spinning, 1769
What did Samuel Crompton invent, what did it do and when?
The mule, spinning, 1779
What did edmund Cartwright invent, what did it do and when?
Power loom, weaving, 1785
Who invented the mule and when?
Samuel Crompton, 1779
Who invented the power loom and when?
Edmund Cartwright, 1785
What did Thomas Newcomen invent what did it do and when?
Steam engine ,produce energy by burning coal, 1705
What did Abraham Darby invent, what did it do and when?
Smelting iron with coke, coke (coal dust) produced stronger iron, 1709
What did James Watt invent, what did it do and when?
Rotary steam engine, efficient practical engine that drained mines, 1763
What did Hnery Cort invent, what did it do and when?
Puddling and rolling, improved quality of iron produced, 1784
What did Humphrey Davy invent, what did it do and when?
The Davy, improved safety in the mines, 1816
What did Henry Bessemer invent, what did it do and when?
Bessemer converter, turned iron into much stronger steel, 1856
What did James Brindley invent, what did it do and when?
He designed and built the Bridgewater Canal between Manchester and Liverpool which made it a cheap, effecient way of moving goods from factory to port to export, 1761
What did Thomas Telford invent, what did it do and when?
He invented building roads with layers of rocks and stones whick imporved the quality of roads, 1780s
What did John MacAdam invent, what did it do and when?
John Macadam pressed small stones to make roads that had slopes at the side which prevented flooding, this made it possible to travel on roads in the winter, 1800s
What did George Stephenson invent, what did it do and when?
He invnted the rocket, the first steam engine which was the fastest mode of transport ever invented, 1829
