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Abraham Darby starts using coke to melt iron ore
Abraham Darby starts to use coke in place of charcoal to melt iron ore -
Thomas Newcomen Invents the steam engine.
Thomas Newcome built a steam engine, although it was very unreliable. -
James Watt invents the steam engine
James Watt invented the first reliable steam engine compared to the prior steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen. -
The automobile is invented
Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invents the automobile -
Henry Cort creates the 'puddling process' for making iron
Henry Cort invented a more efficient and productive way of making iron -
The steamboat is invented
John Fitch invents the steamboat. -
The Smallpox Vaccination
Edward Jenner invents the Smallpox vaccination. -
The population of Britain reaches approx. 9 million.
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The electromagnet is created
William Sturgeon creates the electromagnet -
A law restricts child labour and hours
A law bans children under 9 from working in textile mills. Children aged 13 to 18 are not to work more than 69 hours a week. -
The bicycle is invented
Kirkpatrick MacMillan invents the bicycle -
A law restricts some children from working in mines.
A law restricts children under 10 and women from working in underground mines -
The creation of the typewriter
Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden invent the typewriter, -
The creation of the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone. -
The lightbulb is created
Thomas Edison creates the first incandescent light bulb. -
The diesel engine is created
Rudolf Diesel invents the first diesel engine. -
Britain population reaches 41 million
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The first airplane is invented
The first airplane is invented by Wilbur and Orville Wright -
The assembly line is formally initiated.
Henry Ford puts the assembly line to use, this is when it first became well known. -
Portland cement is invented
A new way of constructing buildings and infastructure is created and will revolutionize the way we build.