Industrial Revolution By lucy.bergwall 1700 Industrial Revolution Began 1733 In 1733 John Kay developed a wheel shuttle, later known as a flying shuttle. 1763 James Hargreaves created the spinning jenny in 1764, which allowed a machine with many spindles of thread to be spun at one time. 1769 Richard Arkwright developed the water frame in 1769 1785 Edmund Cartwright developed the power loom in 1785 which allowed quicker production of cloth. Finally, American inventor, 1793 Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin in 1793, which allowed for quicker production of cotton.