John Kay
Inventor of the flying
shuttle, which was a
key contribution to the
Industrial Revolution.
James Hargreaves
Credited with inventing
the spinning jenny in
1764
Richard Arkwright
Patented the water frame in 1769.
Samuel Crompton
Combined the spinning
jenny and the water frame to
create the spinning mule
James Watt
Created a steam engine which
worked faster and more
efficiently than earlier engines
His engine became a principal
power source in the
Industrial
Revolution
The metric unit
of power is
called a “watt”
Edmund Cartwright
He designed the first power
loom in 1784 and patented it
in 1785.
Samuel Slater
The "Father of the American Industrial
Revolution” and the "Father of the
American Factory System." In the UK he
was called "Slater the Traitor" because
he brought British textile technology
to America,
modifying it for
United States use.
Eli Whitney
An American inventor best known for
inventing the cotton gin. This was one
of the key inventions of the Industrial
Revolution & shaped
the economy of the
American South. Also
produced arms for the
US Army using
interchangeable parts.
Benjamin Franklin
A leading author, printer, political theorist,
politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor,
civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a
scientist, he was a major figure in
the American Enlightenment and for his
discoveries and theories regarding
electricity. As an inventor, he is known for
the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin
stove, among other inventions.
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Henry Bessemer
Inventor and engineer who
developed the first process
for manufacturing steel
inexpensively (1856)
William Kelly
American ironmaster who
invented the pneumatic
process of steelmaking,
Christopher Sholes
An American inventor who
invented the first
practical typewriter and
the QWERTY keyboard still
in use today.
Abraham Gesner
Canadian physician and
geologist who invented
kerosene.
Alexander
Graham Bell
Scottish-born scientist, inventor,
engineer and innovator who is
credited with inventing the first
practical telephone.
Thomas Edison
 One
of the greatest
inventors of all time,
 Received more than 1,300
patents for a range of items
including the automatic
telegraph machine, the
phonograph, improvements
to the light bulb, a
modernized telephone, and
motion picture equipment.
William le Baron Jenney
American
architect and
engineer who
is known for
building the
first skyscraper
in 1884