Industrial, Economic, and Scientific Revolutions Timeline By keepinupwroxy Feb 11, 1543 Cppernicus claims the universe is heliocentric (sun centered) Copernicus claims the universe is heliocentric (sun centered) Period: Feb 11, 1543 to Feb 11, 2013 Industrial, Economic, and Scientific Revolutions Copernicus claims the universe is heliocentric (suncentered) Feb 11, 1764 Jemes Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny Feb 11, 1769 James Watt perfects the Steam Engine Feb 11, 1776 Adam Smith publishes "Wealth of Nations Feb 11, 1794 Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin Feb 11, 1814 Robert Fulton invents the first steam boat Feb 11, 1833 Factory Act of 1833 LImits Work Hours of Women and Children Feb 11, 1836 Opening the Suez Canal Feb 11, 1848 Karl Marx writes "The Communist Manifesto Feb 12, 1904 Marie Curie receives Nobel Prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases Feb 12, 1905 Albert Einstein publishes article on the Theory of Relativity
