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James Watt
Steam Engine. A boiler full of water that the fire heats up to make steam. A cylinder and piston, rather like a bicycle pump but much bigger. Steam from the boiler is piped into the cylinder, causing the piston to move first one way then the other. This in and out movement (which is also known as "reciprocating") is used to drive the train or engine. Disadvantages were it was very big and heavy. -
John K
Flying Shuttle. This allowed loomers to spin there cotton much faster and no worry about it getting caught or messing up machine.allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics, and it could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms. Disadvantages were if any one got there finger caught in the spot where the flying shuttle goes through it would chop off there fingers. It could be dangerous -
Richard Arkwright
Spinning Frame. Spinning thread or yarn from fibers such as wool or cotton in a mechanized way. Disadvantages were it was a lot of high maintenance. -
James Hargreaves
Spinning Jenny. The machine used eight spindles onto which the thread was spun, so by turning a single wheel, the operator could now spin eight threads at once. Disadvantages were low yarn strength; high tendency to snarl; higher number of fibers needed in yarn cross-section; difficulty of keeping spinning conditions constant;
high air consumption; increasing unevenness and imperfections with increasing spinning speed, and further reduction in yarn strength. -
Samuel Crompton
Spinning Mule.The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibers. -
George Stephenson
Steam Locomotive. produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material. Disadvantages were low efficiency and not enough heat energy to move well -
Richard Trevithick
Steam locomotive. railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning combustible material – usually coal, wood, or oil – to produce steam in a boiler. Disadvantages were it was huge, heavy, and clumsy. -
Robert Fulton
Steam boat. A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddle wheels. Disadvantages were it was a shallow flat hull which increased boats drag and slowed it down, the upkeep was a lot of work, and steam propulsion wasn't always accurate and often caused explosions. -
Henry Bessemer
Bessemer converter. The key principle is removal of impurities from the iron by oxidation with air being blown through the molten iron. It was also very cheap and allowed mass sales. Disadvantages were the Bessemer converter required phosphorous free iron, as this process did not properly remove phosphorous and sulfur, two elements harmful to iron. The Bessemer converter had a low retention percentage of nitrogen in the newly formed steel. -
Thomas Edison
Light bulb. They have huge lifespan and use less amount of energy only. Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs also uses very little heat and also they are efficient than incandescent light bulbs. Disadvantages were high price, also had the chance of over heating and exploding or causing a fire if it got too hot. -
Louis Pasteur
Vaccines. He developed the earliest vaccines against fowl cholera, anthrax, and rabies. Disadvantages were level and quality of antigens can not be controlled and at the time, environmental hazards. -
Nikola Tesla
Tesla coil. It is used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Disadvantages were It was deeply inefficient. Power you can receive drops off exponentially as you move further away, also the magnetic field generated by such a device would cause all sorts of noise in any unshielded electronic device.
