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Feb 1, 1543
Copernicus claims the universe is heliocentric (sun centered).
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a comprehensive heliocentric model which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center of the universe. -
James Hargreaaves invents the Spinning Jenny.
James Hargreaves was a weaver, carpenter and inventor in Lancashire, England. He was one of three inventors responsible for mechanising spinning -
Adam Smith publishes Wealth of Nations.
Wrote the Wealth of Nations. -
James Watt perfects the Steam Engine.
James Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. -
Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. -
Robert Fulton invents the first Steam Boat.
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. -
Factory Act of 1833 Limits Work Hours for Women and Children.
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Opening of the Suez Canal
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Karl Marx writes The Communist Manifesto.
Karl Heinrich Marx was a Prussian-German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. -
Marie Curie recieves Nobel prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie, often referred to as Marie Curie, was a Polish physicist and chemist, working mainly in France, who is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. -
Albert Einstein publishes article on the Theory of Relativity.
