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Pages in category "People of the Industrial Revolution" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following industrial designers and product designers are among those who are noted for their accomplishments in industrial or product design, and/or who have made extraordinary contributions to industrial-design or philosophy. This list is categorized by the main design movements of the twentieth century.
The development of the stationary steam engine was an important element of the Industrial Revolution; however, during the early period of the Industrial Revolution, most industrial power was supplied by water and wind. In Britain, by 1800 an estimated 10,000 horsepower was being supplied by steam.
Pages in category "People of the American Industrial Revolution" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Maudslay laid an important foundation for the Industrial Revolution with his machine tool technology. His most influential invention was the screw-cutting lathe . The machine, which created uniformity in screws and allowed for the application of interchangeable parts (a prerequisite for mass production ), was a revolutionary development ...
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. [1] Renowned as the "Father of Railways", [2] Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
The Leader of the Luddites, 1812. Hand-coloured etching. The Luddites were members of a 19th-century movement of English textile workers who opposed the use of certain types of automated machinery due to concerns relating to worker pay and output quality. They often destroyed the machines in organised raids. Members of the group referred to themselves as Luddites, self-described followers of ...
William L. Maxwell – Andrew Schultz Jr. Emeritus Professor of Industrial Engineering at Cornell University; Lydia Meredith – CEO of the Renaissance Learning Center; Francesco Merloni – Italian industrialist and politician; Captain Henry Metcalfe – American Army ordnance officer, inventor and early organizational theorist