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The Beginning
In 1750 the Industrial revolution was known to begin -
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Industrial Revolution
The start and end of the industrial revolution -
The Textile Industry
In the textile Industry, inventor James Hargreaves made The Spinning Jenny. The inventions purpose was to spin cotton. It worked in a way that it would spin when the wheel was turned, when the wheel was employed the cleaned wool was carded and then twisted loosely. -
The Steam Engine
In 1769 James Watt improved the original steam engine design releasing it wastes a lot of steam. This year he also received a patent for his own design and it was widely used by society. -
Mills
In the 1770s, Richard Arkwright made use of James Watts steam engine and used it for the full manufacturing of yarn. Richard Arkwright was later known as the father of modern industrial factory systems. It worked by opening raw cotton bales and cleaning the cotton. Then the cotton was drawn into roving where it was spun. -
The Power Loom
In the middle of the decade, Edmund Cartwright invented the Power loom. It's main purpose was to mechanize the loom with the use of a shaft making the manufacturing process quicker than by hand. -
The Cotton Mill
In the early 1790s a man by the name of Samuel Slater invented the cotton mill. It would work by using a water powered piece of machinery to card and spin the cotton. The cottons fibers were drawn out, twisted, wounded then eventually yarn was created. -
European Spread
In the year of 1807 two English brothers, William and John Cockerill to Belgium which became the first Mainland European country to be transformed economically. -
Violence
In the years of 1811-1813 in Great Britain, people started to attack factories across the country. The most surprising was that textile craftsmen started going at people who were supported by them even if the craftsmen were benefited by the industrial revolution. -
Electric Motor
The first motor was invented by Thomas Davenport of Vermont. Although this was the first actual motor, designs date back to the 1740s. Thomas Davenport was a blacksmith, he was born on the 9th of July 1802 and died 6th of July 1852.
An electric motor works in a way so it converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. His invention was first used to power a small printing press. Motors are still used to this day -
Oil Wells
The man that goes by the name of Edwin Drake completed the first ever drilling of the very first oil well that was actually productive in the united states. It worked by using water based and a steam driven rotary drill to drill down into Pennsylvania where the first oil deposits were found. -
Railroads
In the 1860s the first railways in the United States that connected the East Coast to the West were made. The work lasted the whole decade. They started by building from both sides of the country before meeting in Utah in 1869. -
Dynamite
In the year of 1866, Alfred Noble invented dynamite. It was invented because it was safer than using other explosive material. A considering factor was also that it was safer for children to use as they were used a lot of labor. It's main purpose was to clear out land and blow things up -
Lightbulbs
From 1879-1882, Thomas Edison changed the way the world would see light by making light bulbs. Thomas Edison during this period he also was the lead supervisor for a permanent commercial power system for Manhattan. Electric lighting was spread across the country and also in Europe. It worked by passing electricity through a filament in a piece of glass. -
Up Up and Away
In 1903 we saw the first time humans were flying safely in the sky. The Wright brothers invented the first plane and were the first commercial flight pilots. It worked by using 2 propellers behind the wings.
This invention revolutionized the way humans would travel forever. -
WW1
In 1914 the first world war broke out. This showed many new inventions such as machine guns and tanks. These inventions are still used today and changed the way wars have been fought for the years ahead. The machine guns worked in a mechanical way by using springs and bolts whenever the trigger was held.
