Technolohies Flashcards
(10 cards)
Jethro Tull
Seed drill
Could be pulled by horses planted seeds nicely in rows and was much faster and less wasteful than other methods
Lord Townsend
Crop rotation
Made agriculture more profitable and found that growing was easier
John Kay
Flying shuttle
Ankle weaving much faster and aloud large looms to operate by only 1 person
James Hargreaves
Spinning Jenny
Aloud a spinner to spin off a number of threads at the same time
It was way faster and made it so only one person had to operate the machine
Richard Arkwright
Water frame
A way of spinning yarn using rollers helped the strength of the yarn be spun and was even faster then the spinning Jenny
Samuel Compton
Mule
To improve the spinning process combined the best features of the water drone and the spinning Jenny
James watt
Double rotating steem engine
With more practice and effeicient with the power of little waste used first to pump out water out of the mines they engine could dry machines
Abraham Darby
Cast iron
Easier cheaper to produce
Could be used for pots and pans and to hold up bridges
George and Robert Stephenson
Rocket
The rocket could pull a train at the unheard peed of 39 in per hour
James macadam
Gravel and Tarmac
Three layers of graded stone with the largest stones at the bottom and fine granite gravel roads would shed water bwacaue of the sides the roads slopped away fro the centre
It mad transportation easier and quicker