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HistoryClass 11CBSE
Q

What were the interesting features of the inventions of this period?

A

The interesting features of the inventions of this period are as follows:

  • At first, Abraham Darby brought about a revolution in the metallurgical industry.
  • Henry Cort (1740-1823) designed the puddling furnace and rolling mill to roll purified iron into bars.
  • In the 1770s, John Wilkinson made the first iron chairs, vats for breweries and iron pipes of all sizes.
  • John Kay made the flying shuttle loom in 1733. It made possible to weave broader fabrics in less time.
  • Edmund Cartwright invented power loom in 1787.
  • Thomas Savery built a model steam engine called the Miner’s friend in 1698 to drain mines.
  • James Watt developed a steam engine in 1769 that converted the steam engine from a pump into a ‘prime mover’.
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