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William Lee invents the stocking frame a mechanical knitting machine for knitting stockings
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Abraham Dardy discovers how to make coke from coal
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Thomas Newcomen builds a steam engine to pump water from coalmines
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John Kay invents the flying shuttle, allowing weavers to make larger sections of fabric at greater speeds
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James Hargreaves' spinning jenny allows one worker to make eight times the previous amount of yarn
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Eli Whitney invents toe cotton gin (engine), which can clean large quantities of raw cotton
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James watt creates an efficient steam engine
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Steam-powered mills with automatic weaving machines begin to be built
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Inventor William Murdoch uses coal gas for house lighting
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Michael Faraday demonstrates the principle of an electric motor