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Steam Machine
The steam machine was invented by the Englishman Thomas Savery in 1698. This machine, which take a lot of space, allows to create motion with steam. -
Coke-Fueled Blast Furnace
The coke-fueled blast furnace was, in 1709, created by Abraham Darby. The steel production of Great Britain was improved significantly because of the scarcity of charcoal. -
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Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny was created by the Englishman James Hargreaves in 1764. This machine allows to spin multiple spool. It is an evolution of spinning wheel. -
Steam Automobile
In 1770, the first steam auto was designed by Joseph Cugnot, a French military engineer. This auto enable to transport 5 tons of equipment at the speed of 4 kilometres per hour. -
Spinning mule / Mule Jenny
The Spinning mule was created by the Englishman Samuel Crompton in 1779. This machine was an improvement of Spinning Jenny. His inventor, unfortunately, didn't never get the patent of his machine. -
Steam Engine
The first steam engine was developed by James Watt in 1784. This machine is compacter than steam machine. Her first use was the waterpumping into coal mines of Great Britain. -
Power Loom
The power loom is a mecanized loom, which was created by Edmund Cartwright in 1786. This machine allowed the great improvement of textile industry in Great Britain. -
Steam Boat / Steam Ship
The steam boat and ship were invented by John Fitch. But it was not easy because of the diplomatic tension between Great Britain and the United States after the independance war. Impossible to have access to Watt's engine, Fitch recreates a compact steam engine and mounts it on a ship to use steam for the first time in transport. -
Locomotive
The first locomotive was designed by Richard Trevithick in 1804. It was not the first marketed locomotive because it was not usable enough. We must wait 1812 to see the emergence of first commercialized locomotives in England. -
Electic Generator "Faraday Disk"
The first electric generator, called "Faraday Disk", was created by the Englishman Michael Faraday in 1831. But this invention had so many flaws that it not reached the cars industries. -
Daguerrotype / Photo Capture
If the first camera was invented by the Amercian Alexander S. Wolcott in 1840, the functional camera was created by the Englishman Fox Talbot. Nevertheless, it's the French Louis Daguerre who commercialize the camera (hence the name daguerrotype). This last, worked with the French engineer Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography in 1827. -
Fuel Engine
The fuel engine was invented by Etienne Lenoir, a French engineer born in Belgium. His engine of single-cylinder use kerosene to create explosions on both side of piston. It was more compact and convenient than the steam engine. -
Light Bulb
The light bulb was officially created by the American Thomas Edison, but others scientist participated to this technology. The Englishman Joseph Swan claimed the creating of the light bulb, him and Edison fought for the patent of this invention. Finally, the two scientists reached an accord, and created the Edison-Swan, the greatest company of light bulb. -
Fuel Automobile
The world's first practical automobile powered by fuel engine was designed and build by the German engineer Karl Benz. Using his two time engine, he created the first car which gave birth to the automobile as we know it today.