| |  | James Watt (19 January 1736 - 19 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the... |  | Sir Richard Arkwright was an Englishman credited with the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. Th... |  | Samuel Slater (June 9 1768 - April 21 1835) was an early American industrialist popularly known as the "Founder of the American Industrial... |  | John Kay was a clockmaker from Warrington, Lancashire, England. He is known by association with Richard Arkwright for the invention of the spinning... |  | John Kay (June 17, 1704 - 1780) was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He was born in... |  | Thomas Newcomen (born 28 February 1663; died 5 August 1729) was an ironmonger by trade and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. He was born in... |  | James Hargreaves was a weaver, carpenter, and an inventor in Lancashire, England. He is credited with inventing the Spinning Jenny in 1764. Along... |  | Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837,... |  | John Roebuck (1718 - July 17, 1794) was an English inventor, who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution. He was born at Sheffield,... |  | Thomas Highs was a talented English reed-maker and inventor known for his creation of the spinning jenny, the throstle (a machine for the... | |
