The correct answer is C) steam engine.
The other options of the question were A) seed drill. B) spinning Jenny. D) flying shuttle.
The invention that provided manufacturers with a new source of power for machines was the steam engine.
One of the modern inventions that transformed the industry of manufacturing was the steam engine. Many English inventors and engineers contributed to the development of the steam engine. But it was Thomas Savery in 1678, the one who could get water for underground with a steam engine. In 1763, James Watt, a Scottish inventor, perfected the invention.