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jethru tull invents the seed drill
the seed drill allows farmer to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths at a specific seed rate; each tube creates a hole of a specifi depth, drops in a seed and covers it. -
thomas newcomen invents the steam engin
it was the first practical device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work. -
charles Townshed develops four year crop rotation
it helped produce more food. -
robert blakewell uses selective breeding
Its breeding animals to what type they want. -
the industrial revolution begins
it was the transition to new manufacturing processes that occurred in the period from about 1760 to some time between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes. -
james hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
a hand-powered multiple spinning machine that was the first machine to improve upon the spinning wheel by making it possible to spin more than one ball of yarn or thread. -
eli whitney invents the cotton gin
it was important because instead of slaves having to go out there and work for hours picking cotten. there was a machine that worked faster. -
thomas edison invents the light bulb
inventors worked throughout the 19th century trying to use the principal of incandescence (making an object glow by heating it with elcectricity) to make practical lights -
Karl marx writes the communist manifesto
it proclaime that "the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" and that the inevitable victory of th proletariat, or working class, would put an end to class sociey forever. -
henery ford invents the assembly line
this revolutionized the way we make cars, and how much they cost.
