Industrial Revolution

By zaquan23

  • Industrial

    Industrial
    The steam engine is invented.

  • James Watt improves the steam engine.

    James Watt improves the steam engine.
    James Watt from Scotland designs a more efficient steam engine.

  • Elisha Otis invents the elevator safety break.

    Elisha Otis invents the elevator safety break.
    People worried about elevator cars falling so Elisha Otis invented safety breaks.

  • Alfred Nobel creates dynamite.

    Alfred Nobel creates dynamite.
    Is a safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder

  • The Brooklyn Bridge opens.

    The Brooklyn Bridge opens.
    After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge is finished in New York City.

  • Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases.

    Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases.
    He believed that germs caused disease.

  • Orville Wright makes the first powered airplane flight.

    Orville Wright makes the first powered airplane flight.
    Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the first plane that is not powered by wind.