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stocking frame
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 -
coke
Abraham Darby discovers how to make coke from coal - a more efficient fuel in the production of iron -
steam engine
Thomas Newcomen builds a steam engine to pump water from coalmines -
flying shuttle
John Kay invents the flying shuttle, allowing weavers to make a greater speed, increasing demand for yarn -
spinning jenny
James Hargreaves' spinning jenny allows one worker to make eight times the previous amount of yarn -
steam engine improved
James Watt creates an efficient steam engine -
coal gas
Inventor William Mordoch uses coal gas for house lighting -
cotton gim
Eli Whitney invents that cotton gin (engine) which can clean large quantities of raw cotton -
Luddites
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 -
electric motor
Michael Faraway demonstrates the principle of the electric motor