Inventions Preindustrial Age 1790 1860 s Inventions Year

Inventions Preindustrial Age: 1790 -1860 s

Inventions Year Inventor John Kay Invention flying shuttle 1764 James Hargreaves spinning jenny Increased speed of spinning yarn for textiles 1768 Richard Arkwright spinning frame Produced stronger threads for yarn; moved making textiles from the home to factories 1769 James Watt improved steam engine Allowed for the invention of the steamship and trains 1733 Picture Importance Increased speed for weaving textiles

Year Inventor Invention Picture Importance 1779 Samuel Crompton spinning mule Spun yarn and wove it to create textiles and was faster 1785 Edmund Cartwright power loom Powered by steam it was faster and easier to use and didn’t require strength to weave; women started working in factories 1786 John Fitch Steamboat Faster travel 1799 Alessandro Volta battery 1 st practical method of creating electricity

Year Inventor Invention 1831 Cyrus Mc. Cormick reaper 1837 Samuel Morse telegraph 1839 Charles Goodyear rubber vulcanization 1851 Isaac Singer sewing machine 1858 Etienne Lenoir internal combustion engine Picture Importance Changed farm reaping from manual to machine Improved communication Removed sulfur from the rubber helping it keep its shape longer Faster than hand sewing Powered printing presses and water pumps