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Jethro Tull invented the seed drill in 1701. It was drawn by horses.
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John Kay invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733. The Flying Shuttle was a kind of loom.
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Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny in 1764. It is said that James conceived the idea for his hand-powered multiple spinning machine when he observed a spinning wheel that had been accidentally overspun by his daughter named Jenny.
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James Watt created the Watt Steam Engine in 1768. He worked with inventor John Roebuck to create the Steam Engine.
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John Roebuck invented the Steam Engine in 1768. He worked with James Watt to create it.
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Edmund Cartwright invented the Power Loom in 2785. Cartwright is also known for several other inventions but is mostly known for the invention of the Power Loom.
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Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin on October 28 of 1793. He applied for a patent for his Cotton Gin that day but the patent wasn't granted until March 14 of 1794.
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Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1800. It was the world's first wet battery called the Voltaic Pile.
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Robert Fulton didn't actually invent the Steamboat. The steamboat was actually invented by John Fitch. Robert Fulton actually perfected the steamboat.
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Thomas Newcomen invented the Newcomen Atmospheric Engine in 1811. Thomas Newcomen was born 2/28/1664 in Dartmouth, England and died 8/5/1729.
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George Stephenson invented the world's first commercial steam locomotive in 1825.
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Elias Howe invented the world's first Sewing Machine in 1846. Howe got it patented that year. He sued inventor Isaac Singer for the rights of the sewing machine in 1854.