The Industrial Revolution is one of the most important times attributing to the success of the world today. Being lead by England in the early eighteen century, through all of Europe by the mid-eighteenth century, the Industrial Revolution can be defined as "the take-off into self sustained growth" (Hobsbawn 28). There are many factors that allowed England to being this movement; some of which consisted of but not limited to inventions, the ability to feed people or Agriculture Revolution and the internal and external transportation systems (Ralph 234).
The inventions began with the textile industry. Spinning and weaving were originally done from people's homes, but once the inventions began, in 1733, people had to go to factories to work. In 1733, John Kay invented the "Flying Shuttle", which allowed one person to weave more cloth. Some 30 plus years later, in 1767, James Hargreaves invented the "Spinning Jenny". This machine allowed more thread to be spun by a single person. From this point the spinning/weaving inventions just kept on improving. (Ralph 237). The steam engine, according to the Yale Website, was the "greatest technical achievement". Thomas Newcomen invented this in 1705, but in 1769 an Englishmen by the name of James Watt began to improve the original "steam engine" making it the true "steam engine" (mars.acnet.wnec.edu). These inventions allowed England to surpass any other European country in the Industrial Revolution. .
Jethro Tull and Charles Townshend kicked off the Agriculture Revolution in England. Jethro Tull's contribution to this movement was the seed drill. The seed drill planted the seeds below the surface allowing more growth. It kept the seeds "safe" from the wind or birds snacking on them, and allowed more of the seed to actually grow. The four-course rotation of crops was a very valuable contribution to the Industrial Revolution, introduced by Charles Townshend.
