Industrial Revolution - Pictures From The Industrial Revolution

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

James Watt was sent a Newcomen steam engine to repair that led him to invented improvements for steam engines.

Steam engines were now true reciprocating engine and not atmospheric engines. Watt added a crank and flywheel to his engine so that it could provide rotary motion. Watt's steam engine machine was four times more powerful than those engines based on Thomas Newcomen's steam engine design

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• 1712 - Newcomen Steam Engine and the Industrial Revolution
• 1733 - Flying Shuttle, Automation of Textile Making & The Industrial Revolution
• 1764 - Increased Yarn and Thread Production During Industrial Revolution
• 1769 - James Watt's Improved Steam Engine Powers the Industrial Revolution
• 1769 - Spinning Frame or Water Frame
• 1779 - Spinning Mule Increased Variety in Threads amd Yarns
• 1785 - Power Loom's Effect on the Women of the Industrial Revolution
• 1830 - Practical Sewing Machines & Ready Made Clothing

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