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The Newcomen Steam Engine is Developed
This innovation enabled bigger innovations like the steamboat and the steam locamotive to come along greatly increasing transportation aiding in the start of Industrialization. -
Flying Shuttle is Invented
This greatly improved textile production and fueled a booming business. -
Spinning Jenny is Invented
The spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves and revolutionized textile production. -
The Steamboat Invented
This innovation improved transportation and promoted trade. -
Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin completely changed everything. The South began to lean heavily on cotton production because the gin allowed the cotton to be easily filtered and the North shifted manufacturing toward the cotton industry fueled by the South's production. -
The Battery is Invented
Alessandro Volta invented the battery in the late 1799s and this small item would spell out big things in the future. -
Invention of the first Steam-Powered Locomotive
Richard Trevithick invented the Steam-Powered locomotive in 1804 causing railroad industries to boom and greatly improve transportation. -
Telegraph is Invented by Samuel Morse
This improved communication by making it more convenient and faster. -
A Successful Sewing Machine is Patented
After many failed sewing machines, a successful one is finally patented. -
Steel Manufacturing Improves
Henry Bessemer came up with a new method to process iron easier and cheaper revolutionizing the steel industry. -
The Transcontinental Railroad is Completed
This linked the whole United States together and improved transportation and trade. -
Telephone Invented
The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. This was one of the biggest innovations of his time and a big part of lives today. -
Diesel Engine is Patented
This promoted cars, trains, trucks, and overall transportation. -
Wright Brothers successfully fly airplane
This leads to a huge improvement in transportation as well as warfare. -
Henry Ford's Assembly Line
This revolutionary idea enabled mass production on a larger scale than before and enabled cars to be more common.