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Industrial Revolution 

 

The Industrial Revolution which  started in the 1760s and ended in the 1840s saw the development of major technologies.  It was a time when the manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and homes to factories for mass production. Two of the most important inventions during this move from cottage to large-scale factories were the spinning jenny and the telegraph.  

The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764 in England. It was a hand powered weaving machine that spun eight different threads of wool and cotton into cloth to make clothing. It was made to use eight threads at once and it worked by turning a wheel. The loom was used at home and then it was developed into bigger looms that could do up to 120 spools at once they used these bigger machines in the textiles mills.  The Spinning Jenny was so important because it was one of the only ways of making cloth out of  cotton and wool and other fabrics. The spinning jenny was a key development because it was one of the most efficient ways to make materials. 

Spinning Jenny

Another extremely important invention of the Industrial Revolution was the telegraph. Telegraph communication was used for sending and receiving messages. It worked by sending messages through an electric wire that was put between two stations. It was a station to station that was a coded system that sent electrical pulses  through dedicated wires that sent messages over long distances or short distances communication . It was developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and others to enable short and long distance communication.

Telegraph communication

In the early 20th century the telegraph was slowly replaced by teletype networks. In the United States, Western Union shut down its telegraph service in 2006. At the time, the company reported that only about 20,000 telegrams were sent in the previous year

German American inventor Edward Kleinschmidt invented the teletype in 1914, which replaced Morse code clickers in delivering news to newspapers. The teletype was first used by United Press.

German American inventor Edward Kleinschmidt invented the teletype in 1914, which replaced Morse code clickers in delivering news to newspapers. The teletype was first used by United Press.

Kleinschmidt Electric Company Telegraph Typewriter

(keyboard-operated typebar teleprinter)

New technologies developed in the 18th and 19th centuries brought about  the Industrial revolution which saw the replacement of  human skill and muscle in manufacturing, railroads transforming land transportation, and steam- ships replacing sailing ships. The  invention of the Spinning Jenny and telegraphic communication helped develop the wealth of the nation and enabled communication.