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Jethro Tull invents seed drill
Jethro Tull, a "scientific farmer" invented the seed drill. This allowed farmers to sow more seeds per area, with specific amounts of space awarded to each seed to allow good growth. With this extra space it increased the amount of actual seed growth, whic meant more crops, and was a very valuable tool. Also, the seed drill would "drill" small holes for each seed to go in. -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
John Kay, a machinist, created what was called a flying shuttle in the textile industry. This machine wheeled back and forth on wheels, laying down cloth and yarn to double the amount of work a usual weaver did back then. This machine increased the production rate and made life a lot easier for the weavers. -
James Watt builds steam engine
James Watt, a mathmatical instrument maker, created a steam engine, after trying for years to figure out a way to burn less fuel. However, he wasn't the best advertiser, or businessman to promote his newfound invention. So, he teamed up with an entrepeneur named Matthew Boulton. -
Marx and Engels publish pamphlet
Karl Marx, a German journalist, supported a "radical type of socialism" to the industrial world, now called Marxism. He teamed up with another German man, Friedrich Engels, who had a father who owned a textile mill in Manchester. They then created a 23 page pamphlet outlining their new radical ideas. This was called the Communist Manifesto. -
US Civil War ends
Before this point in history, the US had been a "primarily agricultural based" nation. With the wealth of natural resources available, a "burst of inventions" were created, such as the light bulb and telephone. After the civil war ended, the US experienced a technological boom. -
Germany gains European power in industrialization
Because of Germany's high amount of resources, such as deposits of iron ore and easy travel waterways, they were able to easily adopt new and coming technology. Also, the Germans incorporated many British "skilled workers" to further their industrialiation technologies. Going along with that point, the Germans also, in a way, copied the British models of equipment. Also, they sent their children to English engineering schools across the continent. -
British Unions win right to strike
British Unions hoped for better working conditions and better pay. With this reform, the British workers gained certain rights, and weren't legally allowed to be treated so harshly as they were before. This, in the end, increased the standards of work in factories. If the owners dind't reform their buildings, they wouldn't gain labor, so it was for their benefit as well to meet the workers' needs.
