These great men are only a portion of the inventors of the industrial revolution.

James Hargreaves

Although James Hargreaves had no formal education, he was interested in engineering. one day his Daughter jenny knocked over the family's spinning wheel, this gave Hargreaves the idea of the spinning jenny.

spinning jenny

Nikola Tesladuring his life he created countless inventions among the most famous are the florescent light bulb and the alternating current motor.Nikolas face is on the contemporary 100 Serbian dinar bill.he also introduced the Tesla effect.

"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything."
Nikola Tesla

Alexander Graham Bell

In the 1870s Alexander Graham bell and Elisha Gray both invented the telephone both having patented it just hours between each other, After a long legal battle Alexander won thus claiming the true patent.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself. "
Alexander Graham Bell

James Watt

James Watt was born Jan. 19 1736. He improved the steam engine (the ones before didn't work as well). Then in 1775 he created the first reliable Steam Engine. In addition he learned how to make a basic automation. The electrical Unit Watt was Named after him.

Eli Whitney

Was born Dec.8 1765 he was widely known as the inventor of the Cotton Gin. He received his patent on march 14, 1793. He also translated the idea of interchangeable parts.

Robert Fulton

was born on Nov.14^th 1765. He created the first reliable steam boat in 1807.

This is what Roberts first steam boat the Clermont may have looked like.

Samuel Morse

In 1835 Samuel Morse proved he could communicate using wire. Later the Morse code (named after Mr. Morse) was invented using . And - for letters in the alphabet

"If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously by electricity." Samuel Morse

Thomas Edison

Among Thomas Edisons most famous inventions are the Phonograph (voice recorder) and the Incandescent light bulb.

"I Never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work."

Thomas A. Edison