Industrial Revolution

By smallik
  • Assembly Line
    1908 BCE

    Assembly Line

    Henry Ford made the assembly line popular, he used it in his Ford model T. With this invention, the base of cars started to work there way towards the future.
  • First Airplane
    1903 BCE

    First Airplane

    The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur created the first airplane. It was the first model so it was not that good at the time. This invention set up the foundation of later air craft which travel way more convenient.
  • Wireless Telegraph
    1901 BCE

    Wireless Telegraph

    The wireless telegraph was able to make radio waves through out the world. This design was important because today we now have radios which are commonly used items.
  • Sigmund Freud
    1900 BCE

    Sigmund Freud

    Sigmund created the theory of interpretation of dreams. This is when we study the behaviors of human which unconscious. This was influential for the study of brain and to see how it works while not operating when awake.
  • Classical Conditioning
    1890 BCE

    Classical Conditioning

    This form of psychology was experimented on dogs and bells. It was to see how the animals would react to different things. This was influential because today this method is used often.
  • Lightbulb
    1879 BCE

    Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison created the lightbulb which used electricity to produce light. This was influential because no one had to use candles anymore and could just use lightbulbs.
  • Telephone
    1876 BCE

    Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell created the first telephone. It was influential because people could now communicate without having to meet in person.
  • Charles Darwin
    1859 BCE

    Charles Darwin

    Charles Darwin created the theory of evolution which is that all life came from a simpler life form. This was very influential for the science field because we were able to understand how life started on Earth.
  • Period: 1850 BCE to 1914 BCE

    Western Europe and USA Industrial Revolution

    Steel, chemicals, electricity, and oil.
  • Karl Marx
    1848 BCE

    Karl Marx

    Karl Marx was a communist that made a classless society. This style of government was important for communist countries back then as everyone would basically get the same things.
  • Telegraph
    1837 BCE

    Telegraph

    The telegraph was created by Samuel Morse. He created Morse code which was used through telegraphs. This invention is important because it is an easy way make messages.
  • Mechanical Reaper
    1834 BCE

    Mechanical Reaper

    The mechanical reaper was a machine that harvested grain. It was useful since it allowed you to pick more crops faster rather than hand picking it.
  • Labor Reform Laws
    1833 BCE

    Labor Reform Laws

    The labor reform laws occurred due to people doing strike which is the refusal to work. The hours were too long and people were not happy with child labor. This law was important because it limited the regulations of how long one should work in a day.
  • Electric Generator
    1831 BCE

    Electric Generator

    Michael Faraday discovered the Electric Generator through electricity related science. With this creation, everything powered by electricity will be able to be used.
  • First Steamboat
    1807 BCE

    First Steamboat

    Robert Fulton created the first steamboat. This steamboat went from Albany to New York for 300 miles. This invention was influential to create more naval transportation and today we use boats to transport goods.
  • First Electric Battery
    1800 BCE

    First Electric Battery

    Alexandro Volta created the first electric battery which caused things that require electricity to work. This first model helped us in the future to make portable batteries for things such as phones, flashlights, etc.
  • Cotton Gin
    1793 BCE

    Cotton Gin

    The demand of cotton increased. This helped the process of making cotton and it became faster.
  • Power Loom
    1769 BCE

    Power Loom

    The power loom was powered by water spindles which produced about 200 times more cloth. This was influential at the time for the textile industry because things became faster and more mechanical.
  • Spinning Jenny
    1764 BCE

    Spinning Jenny

    The spinning jenny was a machine that that sped up the spinning process with a multi-spool spinning wheel. Without this invention, people back in this time would have not been able to make different materials as efficient.
  • First Steam Engine
    1760 BCE

    First Steam Engine

    This first model pumped water out of coal mines. This was important due to workers in this area had to mine coal to get the resources necessary for human use.
  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1850 BCE

    England Industrial Revolution

    England 1750-1850: textile, railroads, iron and coal.
  • Flying Shuttle
    1733 BCE

    Flying Shuttle

    The weaving process was sped up which helped with making clothes faster.