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Abraham Darby
Abraham Darby was an English developer who created the coke burning blast furnace. -
Jethro Tull
He was a agricultural pioneer and he invented the first horse drawn seed drill. He invented the seed drill in 1721. It made planting seeds less strenuous and easier. -
John Kay
John Kay was an English inventor who invented the flying shuttle. He invented the flying shuttle in 1733, it was a key development in weaving. -
John Roebuck
John Roebuck was an English inventor who developed the mass production of sulphuric acid. He also created the steam engine. -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a British economist who was considered one of the fathers of economics and capitalism. -
John Wesley
John Wesley was an English cleric who led the revival movement within the Church of England, also known as Methodism. Methodism was the reform of the Church of England. -
Henry Cort
Henry Cort was an English ironmaster who invented the puddling process for wrought iron. It was a huge development in the industrial industry. -
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton was an American engineer who created the commercial status of the steamboat. -
David Ricardo
David Ricardo was a British economist who introduced principles on political economy and taxation. -
Elias Howe
Elias Howe was an American inventor who created the modern lockstitch sewing machine. -
Karl Marx
Marx along with Engels created the Communist Manifesto. They started writing it in 1847 and introduced their concept of socialism as a result of conflicts inherent in the capitalist system. His goal was for the working class to rule. -
Cyrus Field
He invented the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858. He was an american businessman and created the Atlantic Telegraph Company along with other entrepreneurs.The telegraph cable connected the two continents and made communication so much easier.