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The 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 imported to the industrial revolution. -
Samuel Morse invents the Telegraph
He invents the telegraph, which allows messages to be sent quickly over a wire. -
Elias Howe invents the sawing machin.
At a time when people had to make their own clothes at home or pay someone else to sew them by hand, Elias Howe invents the sewing machine. -
Th bassemer method
Henry Bessemer invents a process for making steel out of iron. Having a way to make steel more quickly and more sharply helps the productions of building and leads to the growth of cities. -
Alfred Nobel creates dynamite
Which is a safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder.