A machine with eight spindles that each spun a thread. By turning this one wheel eight threads were spun at once.
As a result of machines like this, manufactories were built. Clothes could now be made much easier, quicker, and cheaper.
The Steam Engine (1765)- Watt
A new design for the steam engine that used a separate condenser and the right size piston to prevent inefficiency. It worked like a better model of the Newcomen Engine.
This allowed more energy to be used from the steam created, which lowered the cost to operate. They became a big hit and were widely used very quickly.
The Cotton Gin (1793)- Whitney
A machine that pulled cotton fibers from the cotton seed. Teeth on rotating saws pull cotton through ginning ribs.
Caused a revolution in the production of cotton, because beforehand pulling the cotton fibers was extremely labor intensive. More plantations began to grow cotton.
The Steel Process (1856)- Bessemer
A process which was the first developed to mass produce steel. A converter was used which held iron while it was heated and oxygen blew through to produce a purer iron.
It was fast and inexpensive, allowing purer iron to be created at a higher rate. However, it worked too well, reducing the carbon content too much, but it still paved the way.
The Smallpox Vaccine (1796)- Jenner
A method of prevention of smallpox. This vaccination prevented people from contracting smallpox, a disease that had run rampant in the country over the centuries.
No previous discovery had been made of this severity in this ling of disease. This was the first vaccine ever, and it prevented several deaths along with leading to other vaccinations.
Bacteria and Vaccination (1879)- Pasteur
The first vaccine against rabies. This vaccination prevented people from contracting rabies, a disease that generated fear and was a popular fascination.
It started the germ theory. This was the belief that viruses and microorganism transmitted things at a scale too small to see.
The Electric Telegraph (1837)- Cooke
A text messaging system that went from one point to another. It used coded pulses of electricity through dedicated wires to transmit information over long distances.
This allowed people to communicate faster over long distances. It also was a father of current systems which evolved from the electric telegraph.
Dynamite (1867)- Nobel
A blasting explosive based on nitroglycerin. Safer than nitroglycerin alone, kieselguhr is mixed in to produce a solid that’s resistant to shock but detonable by heat or percussion.
Previously, pure nitroglycerin was used, which was much more dangerous. The introduction of dynamite provided a safer way to blast open rocks.
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
