Industrial Revolution

First reliable steam engine

Sep 22, 1775

The first steam engine was made by James Watt. The steam engine is able to harness the energy of steam to move machinery.

cotton gin

Mar 14, 1793

Eli whitney created the cotton gin. The cotton gin is a machine designed to remove cotton from its seeds.

Telegraph

Sep 22, 1836

Samuel Morse created the telegraph. The telegraph is a outdated communication signal that transmitted electric signals over wires from location to location that translated into a message.

Sewing machine

Sep 22, 1844

Elias Howe created the sewing machine. It was created to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.

Transatlantic Cable

Sep 24, 1866

Cyrus Field created the transatlantic cable. The transatlantic cable is a undersea cable running under the atlantic ocean used for telegraph communication.

Telephone

Oct 5, 1876

Alexander Graham Bell created the Telephone. The telephone came as a direct result of his attempts to improve the telegraph.

Phonograph

Sep 24, 1877

Thomas Edison created the phonograph. The phonograph is an early sound reproducing machine that used cylinders as well as reproduce sound.

First long lasting incandescent light bulb

Aug 24, 1879

Thomas Edison made the first long lasting light bulb. The light bulb impacted work places much more then other things because now people could work longer which led to more inventions.

Airplane

Dec 17, 1903

The first airplane was invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright. They made the first successful machin that rose by its own power, flew naturally at an even speed, and descended without damage.

Model T Ford

Oct 1, 1908

Henry Ford created the Model T Ford. The Model T Ford is regarded as the first affordable automobile.