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William Lee invents the stocking frame, and mechanical knitting machine for knitting stockings. It played an important role in the early part of industrial revolution
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Abraham Darby discovers how to make coke from coal - a more efficient fuel in the production of iron
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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 a greater speed, increasing demand for yarn
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James Hargreaves' spinning jenny allows one worker to make eight times the previous amount of yarn
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James Watt creates an efficient steam engine
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Inventor William Mordoch uses coal gas for house lighting
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Eli Whitney invents that cotton gin (engine) which can clean large quantities of raw cotton
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Riots begin, lasting until 1815, in which workers smashup factories and equipment in protest, fearing machines would replace them. These people become know as Luddites
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Michael Faraway demonstrates the principle of the electric motor