Key inventions of the Industrial Revolution, such as the steam engine and spinning jenny, matched with their inventor and impact, one invention per card.
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- Who invented the spinning jenny?
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James Hargreaves, around 1764- What did the spinning jenny do?
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Allowed a single worker to spin multiple threads at once- Who invented the flying shuttle?
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John Kay, in 1733- What problem did the flying shuttle solve?
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Allowed weavers to work faster by automatically throwing the shuttle across the loom- Who invented the water frame?
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Richard Arkwright, around 1769- What powered Richard Arkwright's water frame?
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Water wheel, or later a steam engine- Who invented the spinning mule?
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Samuel Crompton, around 1779- What did Samuel Crompton's spinning mule do?
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Combined features of the spinning jenny and water frame to produce high-quality thread- Who invented the power loom?
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Edmund Cartwright, in 1785- What did the power loom replace?
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Hand-operated weaving looms worked by individual weavers- Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney, in 1793- What problem did the cotton gin solve?
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Removed seeds from cotton fibers much faster than hand labor- Who developed the first practical steam engine?
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Thomas Newcomen, early 1700s- Who improved the steam engine with a separate condenser?
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James Watt, around 1769- What was the impact of James Watt's improved steam engine?
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It was much more fuel-efficient and became the main power source for factories
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