Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Across
- 2. was a device that could record and play sounds.
- 7. separated cotton fibers from their seeds more quickly and efficiently than doing it manually.
- 9. was the first steam-powered train of its kind.
- 10. allowed people to communicate quickly over long distances by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.
- 11. was used to harvest crops much faster and more efficiently than hand reaping.
- 12. could spin multiple spools of thread and yarn at once.
- 13. was the best invention of Alexander Graham Bell.
- 15. A blacksmith named John Deere invented this.
- 17. featured a separate condenser which filled the power cylinder with steam.
- 18. allowed for perishable food to be kept fresh for longer than before without the need for drying, smoking or canning the food.
Down
- 1. a fairground attraction that consists of a light railway track
- 3. replaced the fying shuttle.
- 4. allowed workers to produce multiple spools of thread at the same time.
- 5. created a lockstitch by using thread from two different sources.
- 6. was invented by Orvile and Wilbur Wright in 1903.
- 8. a device used to convert electricity into light, invented by Thomas Edison in 1880.
- 14. consisted of three parts: a rotor, a stator and coils that would convert electrical energy into mechanical energy with the use of electro magnetic induction.
- 16. a simple weaving machine created by James Kay.