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John Roebuck was an English inventor and industrialist who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulphuric acid.

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Sir Francis Pettit Smith was an English inventor and, along with John Ericsson, one of the inventors of the screw propeller. He was also the driving force behind the construction of the world's first screw-propelled steamship, SS Archimedes.

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Edmund Cartwright was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University very early and went on to invent the power loom.

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Oliver Evans was an American inventor, engineer and businessman born in rural Delaware and later rooted commercially in Philadelphia. He was one of the first Americans building steam engines and an advocate of high pressure steam.

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Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat called The North River Steamboat of Claremont.

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Dr. Richard Gatling invented a rudimentary machine gun that was used to a limited degree by the Union in the Civil War, but were later used extensively in the Spanish-American War.

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George Westinghouse held the patent to many important inventions. Two of his most important inventions were the transformer which allowed electricity to be sent over long distances and the air brake. The latter invention allowed conductors to have the ability to stop a train.

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Thomas Edison and his workshop

patented 1,093 inventions. Included in this were the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and the motion picture.

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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. This invention allowed communication to extend to individuals.

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Elias Howe and Isaac Singer both were involved in the invention of the sewing machine. This revolutionized the garment industry and made the Singer corporation one of the first modern industries.

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George Eastman invented the Kodak camera. This inexpensive box camera allowed individuals to take black and white pictures to preserve their memories and historical events.

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Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber. This technique allowed rubber to have many more uses due to its ability to stand up to bad weather.

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Samuel F. B. Morse along with the creation of the telegraph, he invented morse code which is still learned and used today.

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Nikola Teslainvented many important items including fluorescent lighting and the alternating current (AC) electrical power system. He also is credited with inventing the radio.

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Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper which made the harvesting of grain more efficient and faster. This helped farmers have more time to devote to other chores.