New Technologies
What was ONE new invention that improved steam technology to provide power for industrial machinery?
Steam engine
This inventor developed an early steam engine in the early 1700
Thomas Newcomen
This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
Britain
This machine used flowing water to power the spinning of thread
water frame
Who invented the spinning jenny?
James Hargreaves
In which country was the Spinning Jenny invented
Britain
This machine mechanized the process of weaving cloth
Power loom
Who improved steel production in Britain in 1740
Benjamin Huntsman
This country developed a major steel industry that benefited from the basic slag process
Germany
This fuel, made from coal, helped improve iron production
coke
This person patented a steelmaking process in 1856
Henry Bessemer
This country is where the air blasting steelmaking process was invented
United States
This steelmaking process, patented in 1856, made mass production of steel possible.
Bessamer process
This person improved the steam engine in the 1760s and 1770s
James Watt
This country is associated with the early development of the Industrial Revolution, and whichtwo other country's later led to steelmaking developments in other countries
Britain, Germany, and the United States