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First Industrial Revolution
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First Industrial Revolution
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Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny was a multiple-spindle spinning frame invented by James Hargreaves. -
Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright invented the first machanised loom powered by a line shaft. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin seperated the cotton from the seed invented by Eli Whitney. -
Steam Boat
Robert Fulton invented the first commercially successful steamboat. -
Telegraph
The telegraph was a first revolutionized long distance comunication invented by Samuel Morse. -
Sewing Machine
Eliase Howe invented the sewing machine using lockstitch design. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
They had a ceremony driving the last spike in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The triangle fire was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city.