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| John Kay | Flying Shuttle, doubled the speed of weaving. |
| James Hargreaves | Spinning Jenny, sped up weaving. |
| Richard Arkwright | Water Frame, water powered spinning machine. |
| Samuel Crompton | Spinning Mule, sped up weaving. |
| Edmund Cartwright | Power Loom, steam powered loom. |
| James Watt | Steam Engine. |
| Sir Humphrey Davy | Davy safety lamp, reduced danger of explosions in mines. |
| Thomas Newcome | Newcome Engine, pumped water out of a mine. |
| Abraham Darby | Converting coal to coke. |
| Henry Cort | Puddling and Rolling. |
| Henry Besssemer | Bessemer converter. |
| John McAdam | Broken down stone laid down in tight layers to create a tight surface. |
| Thomas Tellford | Raise the foundation in the centre of the road to act as a draining system. |
| James Brindley | Designed the first canal. |
| Richard Trevithick | Made the steam engine better. |