The Main Inventions Flashcards
What did James Hargreaves invent
The spinning Jenny used for spinning cotton into thread
What did John Kay invent
The flying shuttle used in weaving
What did Richard Arkwright invent
The Water Frame used in spinning
What did Samuel Crompton invent
The Spinning Mule
What did Edmund Cartwright invent
The power loom used in weaving
Explain spinning
Spinning turns cotton into thread
What is weaving
Weaving turns yarn into fabric for clothes
Name 3 inventions that improved spinning
The Spinning Jenny
The Water Frame
The Spinning Mule
Inventions that improved weaving
The Flying Shuttle
The Power Loom
During the industrial revolution the British Midlands got a nicknmame..what was it and why
The Black Country because of factories produced huge amounts of smoke and covered the area in soot
Who invented the FIRST steam engine
Thomas Newcomen, it produced energy by burning coal
Who produced the first EFFICIENT steam engin
James Watt invented the Rotary Steam engine used to pump water from mines
Humphrey Davy
Inventor of the Davy Lamp. Which improved safety in mines
Henry Bessemer
Invented the Bessemer Converter, it improved the quality of steel
John MacAdam
Improved transport by building better roads
