1. Industrial Revolution
Inventors and Inventions

2. Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin
Separated the seeds from the cotton
Allowed planters to produce more cotton – workers focused on growing cotton rather than on separating seeds

3. Henry Bessemer – Bessemer Process (Steel)
Making steel
Stronger and lighter than iron
Machines and factories

4. James Watt – Steam Engine
Power machines, boats, and trains

5. Edward Jenner/Louis Pasteur
Edward Jenner – smallpox vaccine
Louis Pasteur – rabies vaccine
Edward Jenner/Louis Pasteur

6. Industrial Revolution
Revolutionary Changes in the Textile Industry

7. Cottage Industry – work is done by hand in the home (spin cotton/wool into thread and weave it into cloth)
Early Industry

8. Major Inventions
Flying Shuttle  weave cloth

9. Major Inventions
Spinning Jenny  spin wool or cotton into thread

10. Major Inventions
Water Frame  power machines using water

11. The First Factories Located near water – power source
Later moved to cities because of the steam engine (did not need to be near water)
The First Factories

12. Pre-Industrial Revolution = low productivity and high prices
Post Industrial Revolution = high productivity and lower prices (people can afford to buy more)
Productivity