This section of my website is devoted to some of the brilliant devices that were invented in the industrial revolution.
 
 

    The industrial Revolution Was a very imporant time for invention. The industrial revolution itself is based off of invention.  With breakthroughs such as steam power, and the harnessing of electricity,  it was truely a great time to be an inventor.

 Here are some of the many wonderful inventions that kept our U.S. patent office busy:
 

The Steam Engine
 

The steam engine was envisioned by James Watt in the process of repairing a Newcomen Engine, his invention was a separate condenser which could be connected to the cylinder by a valve. The condenser would be kept cool, while the cylinder would be kept hot (something not achieved by Newcomen).  Even though Watt patented his seperate attachement, it would be a couple years before it became practical in most engines.  Through his partnerships it soon beacme assured that Watt-designed engines would be more Practical and efficient than Newcomen.
 

Textile Machinery

 Many contriversial Inventions have been linked with the textile industry, as mankind's lust for clothing increases, and the machinery becomes more outdated, the hours and effort of the textile workers became more intense.  As a result there were many strikes and fights between workers and their bosses.  During the industrial revolution, the clothing became easier to create, and  caused less grief for the workers.

 The flying shuttle, invented by John Kay is one of the first revolutionary textile tools.  This was a device that resulted in greater production from a single loom, cloth of greater width, and reduced the need for as many people to tend the looms. This was done by redesigning the mechanism which feeds out the weft, which is the thread that crosses the warp.  However, Kay's device became immediately unpopular with weavers because of their fear of becoming unemployed.
 
 

Steel and Skyscrapers

  Picture of a skyscraper here....

Henrey Bessimer is the name most associated with the process of producing steel.  However, an American man named William Kelly came up with the initial design of aure blowing carbon out of pig-iron, but he, sadly went bankrupt.  Bessimer then bought Kelly's design, because he had been doing his own reseach to create steel.  After many experiments, he managed to make steel, and it is still one of the most popular metals around.

 It was the cheapness and strength of steel that made it ideal for building skyscrapers.  the advent of the skyscraper was the result of the efforts of another inventor. George A. Fuller (1851-1900), as a young man, was employed in his uncle's architectural office, drawing building plans. He soon became interested in the problem of load bearing capacities and how much weight each part of a building would carry.  This study eventually led to the construction of the first skyscraper.