Inventors & Innovators
This Scottish engineer improved the steam engine, making it practical for powering factories and transportation.
Who is James Watt?
This machine uses steam to create power for factories, trains, and ships.
What is a steam engine?
This French term means the government should not interfere in business.
What is laissez-faire?
Fabrics or cloth made by weaving or knitting.
What are textiles?
Energy that makes something spin or turn in a circle.
What is rotary power?
He invented the seed drill, which increased farming efficiency by planting seeds in rows at consistent depths.
Who is Jethro Tull?
This invention brought electric lighting into homes and factories worldwide.
What is the light bulb?
Money or resources used by businesses to invest in machines, factories, and production.
What is capital?
Man-made materials created through chemical processes, not found in nature.
What are synthetics?
James Watt improved this machine, which uses heated water vapor to create power.
What is the steam engine?
This inventor developed a process for mass-producing steel, enabling stronger machines and infrastructure.
Who is Henry Bessemer?
This agricultural invention plants seeds in rows at consistent depths, improving farm productivity.
What is the seed drill?
These are taxes placed on imported goods to make them more expensive than local products.
What are tariffs?
This inventor created the light bulb and brought electricity into homes and factories.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This type of engine, developed by Karl Benz, burns fuel inside rather than using external steam.
What is an internal combustion engine?
He invented the telephone, transforming communication during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This machine revolutionized textile production by enabling mass production of cloth.
What is the spinning frame?
Products made by machines in factories rather than by hand.
What are manufactured goods?
This process, developed by Henry Bessemer, allowed for mass production of this strong metal.
hat is steel?
The steam engine provided this type of power that could run factories continuously.
What is rotary power or mechanical power?
This German engineer developed the internal combustion engine, which powered early automobiles.
Who is Karl Benz?
This type of engine burns fuel inside cylinders to create power, unlike steam engines.
What is an internal combustion engine?
Natural resources or basic materials used to make products in factories.
What are raw materials?
The spinning frame enabled mass production of this type of material.
What is cloth or textiles?
Edison's light bulb brought this form of energy into homes, replacing gas lamps and candles.
What is electricity or electric power?