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Invention of the Newcomen steam engine
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution Timeline
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John Kay invents the flying shuttle
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James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
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Richard Arkwright Patents the water frame
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Sammuel Crompton perfects the spinning mule
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James Watt patents a seriesof improvements on the Newcomen engine makeing it more efficient
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Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom
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Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin
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Robert Fulton begins steamboat serviceon the Hudson River
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George Stephenson begind rail service between Liverpool and London
