Movers & Shakers:Inventions during the Industrial Revolution

How does technology improve people’s lives?

John Kay - Flying Shuttle (1733)

IM Singer – Sewing Machine (1851)

Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin (1794)

Impact – Quicker, cheaper, improved textile industry

TEXTILE INDUSTRY

James Hargreaves – Spinning Jenny (1764)

James WattImproved Steam Engine (1784)

Impact - Faster, more reliable engine

Henry BessemerSteel production (1855)

Impact – easier, faster to make steel

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Thomas Edison George Eastman

Light Bulb (1879)

Phonograph (1878)

Motion Pictures (1888) Impact – Reliable source of light, mass entertainment

Roll Film/Camera (1888)

Impact – Able to easily take pictures (photographs)

EVERYDAY LIFE & ENTERTAINMENT

Guglielmo Marconi

Impact - Provided wireless communication

Radio (1902)

Alexander Graham Bell

Telephone (1876)

Impact - transmit sound over long distances, improves communication

COMMUNICATION

Henry FordAutomobile Assembly Line & the Model T (1908)

Impact - Assembly line production made cars affordable

The Wright BrothersThe Airplane (1903)

Impact - Improved mobility & started aircraft industry

TRANSPORTATION

Louis Pasteur

Impact - Reduced infection, preserved food

Pasteurization (1862)

Joseph ListerAntiseptics (1867)

Impact - Higher survival rate in surgery

IMPROVING HEALTH

Charles Darwin

Impact – controversy, conflicts with religious teachings

Theory of Evolution (1859)

Pavlov & Freud

Studies in Psychology (1800s) Impact – better understanding of how mind works

EDUCATIONAL IDEAS

Other Inventions/Ideas

Alessandro Volta (Battery) Samuel Morse (Telegraph Communication) Cyrus Field (Transatlantic Cable) Robert Fulton (Steamboat) Joseph Cugnot/Karl Benz (Automobile) Gregor Mendel (Genetic Laws) John Dalton (Atom Theory) Pierre & Marie Currie (Radioactivity)