The Most Important Inventions Of The Industrial Revolution

The 18th hundred kicked of the start of the Industrial Revolution with the introduction of the spinning Jenny. The spinning Jenny was a machine used to spin cotton into threads that were then weaved together in order to make some kind of fabric which in turn would be used to make clothes. Once the Spinning Jenny was invented, people started to innovate and look for ways to improve this machine so it could be more productive than the previous model. These ideas then lead to the innovation of the spinning mule, the stocking frame, the water frame and so on until we now have what we call today a sewing machine. Other machines that were invented throughout the Industrial Revolution were the steam engines, steamboats, railroads, and telegraphs. The concept of manufacturing factories had started in the 18th hundred as well. With the invention of machines and the use of factories people started to find other ways to improve productivity. The 18th hundred brought about many great inventions but the biggest impact it made was changing the lives of how mankind once lived. Prior to the revolution the life that people were living were based of the feudal system. Most people lived on farms in the country side and relied heavily of farming and animals stock for survival. The furthest that most will travel was to the nearest town or village …show more content…
Machines were made, installed, and upgraded to help improve productions which helped increased productivity. Steam engines and railroad made traveling and transporting goods accessible. New factories that opened up provided jobs for men, women, and children. Agriculture and animal stocking was much easier to sustain with scientific methods and the use of improved agricultural machines. Life for mankind had drastically changed; they relied so much on these machines that without them life would seem