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James Watt Improves the Steam Engine
James Watt creates a much more efficient design of the steam engine which allows it to power boats, trains and factories. -
Captain Cook Discovers the East Coast of Australia
Captain James Cook claims the whole eastern coast of Australia for England and names it New South Wales. -
American Declaration of Independence
America becomes a republic and stops England from sending over convicts. -
First Fleet Arrives In Australia
Arguably one of the most significant innovations of the Industrial Revolution, allowed England to send their prisoners to Australia to help build a new country. -
Start of the French Revolution
Hundreds of French workers storm the Batille fortress in Paris which marks te start of the Franch Revolution. -
Samuel Morse Invents the Telegraph
Allows messages to be quickly sent over a wire -
Alfred Nobel Invents Dynamite
Dynamite proved to be a safer way to mine by blasting open rocks. It was important for things like clearing paths or spaces for buildings to be built. -
Louis Pastuer Develops a Vaccine to Treat Diseases
This allowed the prevention of many common diseases which allowed people to live longer. -
Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone
Changed the way of communication entirely, allowing people to call each other from different countries in a matter of seconds. -
Thomas Edison uses a Lightbulb to Light a Lamp
Allowed people to work longer and during the night.
