Subrahmanyan chandrasekhar inventions of the industrial revolution

The Industrial Revolution (c) introduced many new inventions that would change the world forever.

It was a time epitomised by the wide scale introduction of machinery, the transformation of cities and significant technological developments in a wide range of areas.

Many modern mechanisms have their origins from this period.

Here are ten key inventions during the Industrial Revolution.

1. Spinning Jenny

The &#;Spinning Jenny&#; was an engine for spinning wool or cotton invented in by James Hargreaves, who had it patented in

Able to be operated by unskilled workers, it was a key development in the industrialisation of weaving, as it could spin many spindles at a time, beginning with eight at a time and increasing to eighty as the technology improved.

The weaving of cloth was now no longer centred in the homes of textile workers, moving from a &#;cottage industry&#; to industrial manufacture.