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Try working from this list (I think I've removed all the non-English... probably should have included Ben Franklin though, at least pre-Revolution):
* 1701: Seed drill: Jethro Tull
* 1709: Iron smelting using coke: Abraham Darby I
* 1712: Steam piston engine: Thomas Newcomen
* 1711: Tuning fork: John Shore
* 1731: Octant: John Hadley, Thomas Godfrey
* 1733: Flying shuttle: John Kay
* 1737: Marine chronometer (H1): John Harrison
* 1764: Spinning jenny: James Hargreaves/Thomas Highs
* 1767: Carbonated water: Joseph Priestley
* 1769: Water frame: Richard Arkwright/Thomas Highs
* 1775: Submarine Turtle: David Bushnell
* 1776: Watt steam engine: James Watt
* 1777: Card teeth making machine: Oliver Evans
* 1777: Circular saw: Samuel Miller
* 1779: Spinning mule: Samuel Crompton
* 1784: Shrapnel shell: Henry Shrapnel
* 1785: Power loom: Edmund Cartwright
* 1785: Automatic flour mill: Oliver Evans
* 1798: Vaccination: Edward Jenner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_invention#18th_century

Or the one on this page:
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl1700s.htm

Perhaps the MOST important of all of these was Watts's steam engine which really set the first Industrial Revolution going.

2007-12-15 23:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0 0

The best inventions are pretty subjective but i'll try and give you my choices and you can see if you can pick from those:- 18th century- 1755- Dr Samuel Johnson "invents" the Dictionary. 1761- John Harrison, The Marine Chronometer for measuring longitude- Brittania rules the waves. 1769- James Watt, improved Steam Engine- heralds the industrial revolution (gets a unit of power named after him). 1779- Samuel Crompton, The Spinning Mule- revolution in the textile industry 1792- William Murdoch, Gas Lighting- easier to control than oil, advancing the industrial revolution. 1798- Edward Jenner, The Smallpox Vaccine- saves 100,000 people in Britain and millions worldwide. 19th century 1810- Peter Durand, Tin Can- breakthrough in food preservation. 1814- George Stephenson, The Steam Locomotive- advances transportation 1824- Joseph Aspdin, Portland Cement- modern building material 1831- Michael Faraday, Electric Dynamo- the dawn of electricity 1833- Charles Babbage, The Analytical Engine- the worlds first computer 1876- Alexander Graham Bell, The Telephone- changes communications forever There are others but see what you think. All of the above can be googled. Hope it helps.

2016-05-24 04:40:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

The steam condensing engine
Seed drill
Spinning Jenny
Flying shuttle
Water Frame
Spinning Mule
Power Loom

2007-12-15 23:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0 0

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