Chapter 12-Inventors Flashcards
(22 cards)
1
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John Kay
A
Flying shuttle
2
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James Hargreaves
A
Spinning Jenny
3
Q
Richard Arkwright
A
Water frame
4
Q
Samuel Crompton
A
Mule
5
Q
Edmund Cartwright
A
Power loom
6
Q
Thomas Newcomen
A
Steam engine
7
Q
Abraham Darby
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Smelting iron with coke
8
Q
James Watt
A
Rotary steam engine
9
Q
Henry Cort
A
Puddling and rolling
10
Q
Humphrey Davy
A
The Davy lamp
11
Q
Henry Bessemer
A
Bessemer converter
12
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James Brindley
A
Built Bridgewater canal
13
Q
John MacAdam
A
Made slope-sided roads
14
Q
Thomas Telford
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Roads with rocks, stones.
15
Q
George Stephenson
A
First steam train (the Rocket)
16
Q
Jethro Tull
A
Seed drill
17
Q
Cyrus McCormick
A
Mechanical reaper
18
Q
Robert Bakewell
A
Selective Breeding
19
Q
Charles Townshend
A
Four-field system
20
Q
Louis Pasteur
A
Pasteurisation.
21
Q
Edward Jenner
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Vaccine for smallpox.
22
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Robert Owen
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Improved factory conditions.
