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inventions of the industrial revolution
| inventions | inventor | year | purpose | effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interchangeable parts | Eli Whitney | 1801 | To make large quantities of uniform pieces that could replace any other identical parts | Produce large quantity in a short time, faster, cheaper repairs (guns) |
| Steam Boat | Robert Fulton | 1807 | Replace water with steam to move ship | Makes for faster travel can go upstream |
| Telegraph | Samuel Morse | 1844 | A machine that sent long short pulses of electricity along a wire | Communication took place almost instantly with use of morse code |
| Cotton Gin | Eli Whitney | 1793 | Machine with spokes pulls seeds from cotton, instead of by hand | The machine greatly reduced the time and manpower it took to clean cotton |