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First reliable Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine. It is not very useful yet, but the idea of using steam to make machines go will be important to the Industrial Revolution. -
The spinning jenny is invented.
James Hargreaves, a British carpenter and weaver, invents 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. -
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin.
a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber. It greatly reduces the time it takes to clean cotton -
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph.
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph, which allows messages to be sent quickly over a wire. -
Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.
Elias Howe invents the sewing machine. Now clothes can be made in large factories. -
Alfred Nobel creates dynamite.
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, which is a safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground -
Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases.
vaccines that helped prevent many common diseases, which helped people live longer.
