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Timeline of inventions that revolutionized industry, agriculture or manufacturing.

By Julianbibens

  • The first practical steam engine

    The first practical steam engine
    Developed by Thomas Newcomem and used primarily to pump water out of mines.

  • Spinning jenny

    Spinning jenny
    Developed by James Hargreaves and used to produce multiple spools of threads simultaneously.

  • The power loom

    The power loom
    Developed by Edmund Cartwright and served to mechanize the process of weaving cloth.

  • The coke fuelled furnace

    The coke fuelled furnace
    Developed by Abraham Darby, a cheaper, easier method to produce cast iron.

  • Bessemer process

    Bessemer process
    Developed by Henry Bessemer, it's the first inexpensive process for mass production steal.