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John Kay's flying shuttle
John Kay was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. -
James Hargreaves' spinning jenny
The spinnig jenny is a multi-spindle spinnig frame , and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing. -
James Watt's steam engine
James Watt developed the steam engine in 1769, it was much more efficient in terms of power and fuel consumption than earlier models. -
Richard Arkwright water mill
Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. -
T. Newcomen's steam engine
The atmospheric steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1772, and is often referred to as Newcomen fire engine -
Samuel Croupton's spinning mule
The spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779. It revolutionised textile production by vastly increasing the amount of cotton that could be spun at any one time. -
Edmund Cartwright's power loom
The power loom is a mechanised device used to weave cloth and tapestry. It was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. -
Stephenson's "Puffing devil"
Stephenson made the locomotive steam, also known as the Puffing devil in 1801. -
R. Fulton's steamboat
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat. -
Luddites opposed machines in textile industry
The original Luddites were British weavers and textile workers who objected to the increased use of mechanized looms and knitting frames. -
Transcontinental railroad
It was a continuous railroad line built in 1863 that connected eastern U.S. rail network at Iowa, with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. -
Edinson's light bulb
Edison light bulbs are either carbon- or early tungsten-filament incandescent light bulbs, or modern bulbs that reproduce their appearance. -
The first skyscraper in Chicago
Completed in 1885 on LaSalle Street between Adams and Monroe, it holds the distinction of being among the world's first skyscrapers. -
First moving picture
The first motion picture ever shot was Roundhay Garden Scene, shot in 1888. Louis Le Prince dazzles the eye with a remarkable display of 4 people walking in a garden. -
Invention of the radio
Italian inventor Guglielmo Marcon became known across the world as the most successful inventor in applying radio waves to human communication in the 1890s. -
Wright brothers' first flight
They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, North Carolina. -
First plastics
The world's first fully synthetic plastic was Bakelite, invented in New York in 1907, by Leo Baekeland, who coined the term "plastics". -
Henry Ford's T model
The Model T was introduced to the world in 1908. Henry Ford wanted the Model T to be affordable, simple to operate, and durable. -
Beginning of the WW1
The first world war started when a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archiduke Franz Ferdinand, the king of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.