The Industrial Revolution: Inventors & Inventions
Directions: Using http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor2/lesson.cfm navigate through the
webquest to learn about a variety of inventors and inventions and their contributions to the society.
INVENTOR
INVENTION
SIGNIFICANCE
AGRICULTURE
CHARLES TOWNSHEND
JETHRO TULL
ENCLOSURE
TEXTILES
JOHN KAY
JAMES HARGREAVES
RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
YEAR OF
INVENTION
OR
MOVEMENT
SAMUEL CROMPTON
EDWARD CARTWRIGHT
ELI WHITNEY
STEAM & STEEL
THOMAS NEWCOMEN
JAMES WATT
ABRAHAM DARBY
HENRY BESSEMER
TRANSPORTATION
GEORGE STEPHENSON
ROBERT FULTON
ELI WHITNEY
RUDOLF DIESEL
HENRY FORD
WRIGHT BROTHERS
TECHNOLOGY: COMMUNICATION
MICHAEL FARADAY
SAMUEL MORSE
ALEXANDER GRAHAM
BELL
GUGLIELMO MARCONI