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Steam Engine Invented
Thomas Newcomen invented steam engine. It was notvery useful yet, but using steam to make machines go was important to the Industrial Revolution. -
Spinning Jenny Invented
James Hargreaves was a British carpenter and weaver. He invented the spinning jenny. The machine spins more than one ball of yarn or thread at a time, making it easier and faster to make cloth. -
James Watt Improves the Steam Engine
James Watt from Scotland designed a more efficient steam engine. One of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution, steam engines power the first trains, steamboats, and factories. -
Eli Whitney Created a Machine
Eli Whitney created a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. It greatly reduces the time it takes to clean cotton and helps the southern states make more money from cotton crops. -
Diffusion to Mainand Europe
The innovations of Britain's Industrial Revolution diffused into mainland Europe. -
The Global Division of Labor
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Samuel Morse Invented the Telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, which allows messages to be sent quickly over a wire. By 1860, telegraph wires stretch from the east coast of the United States west of the Mississippi River. -
Elias Howe Invented the Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine. Now clothes can be made in large factories. -
Elisha Otis Invented a Savety Break
Elevators were already invented by 1853, but people worried about elevator cars falling. Elisha Otis invented a safety break to prevent them from falling if a cable breaks, making people feel more confident about using elevators in tall buildings. -
The Bessemer Method is invented
Henry Bessemer invented a process for making steel out of iron. Having a way to make steel more quickly and more cheaply helps the production of building and leads to the growth of cities. -
Alfred Nobel Invented Dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, which is a safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder. Dynamite is important in clearing paths to build things such as roads and railroad tracks. -
The Brooklyn Bridge Opens
After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge is finished in New York City. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. -
The First Powered Airplane Flight
Using an engine that they invented, Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the first plane that is not powered by wind. Orville flies the plane for 12 seconds over a beach in North Carolina. -
Henry Ford Creates Model T
Henry Ford createsda type of car called the Model T. It is much cheaper than other cars because it is made on an assembly line, allowing many more people to buy cars. -
Fordist
The assembly line was invented. -
Diffusion beyond Europe
