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Mechanical (seed) sower permits large-scale planting in rows, for easier cultivation. Which also helped to kick start the industrial revolution
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Thomas Newcomen builds first the commercially successful steam engine. even though not that useful at the time it provided an insight to the technological advances to come
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The English industrial revolution takes place which paves the way for many great inventions which changed the world for the better, this revolution also spread across Europe and the world.
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The Flying shuttle is invented by John Kay, automating weaving the warp (in the weaving of cloth).
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It was the first automatic,textile machine and enabled the move from small manufacturing towards factory production. The water frame was also the first machine that could spin cotton threads.
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James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny
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the first submarine is invented (first underwater ship/vessel)
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Sam Slater AKA the father of the American revolution takes the ideas of the UK industrial revolution and spreads it throughout the US
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Watt creates a more efficient steam engine
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First steam powered mills. Combines Hargreaves' and Arkwright's machines, Automating the weaving process.
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Arkwright puts a Watt engine in the Albion cotton mill, Increasing the production rates
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The power loom was a steam-powered, mechanically operated version of a regular loom, an invention that combined threads to make cloth.
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the French Revolution started, slowing Frances industrialation
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Eli Whitney creates a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.
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Robert Fulton's Clermont first successful steamboat is built.Although it is not sea worthy.
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Isambard Brunel is born. Brunel was a great inventer whos inventions had a massive impact of the English Industrial revolution
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laborers attack factories and break up the machines they fear will replace them.
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the railways which have been transporting goods for many years started to transport people making the transportation system a lot more efficient in the process
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Marc Brunel invents a tunnelling shield, making underwater tunnels possible to make.
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The first regular commercial rail service between liverpool and manchester is opened
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the discovery of the surrent makes generators and electric engines possible.
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The Great Western railway linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales.
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The Great Western the first ocean-going steamship is built.
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The mines act is passed meaning that no child under 10 years old can work underground
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Samuel Morse invents the telegraph, which allows messages to be sent quicker. As well as inventing Morse code named after himself
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this led the way towards a more effiecent textile industry and ended up making the entire textile creation process easier
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Henry Bessemer invents a process for making steel out of iron. Having a way to make steel more quickly and cheaper helps the growth of cities
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which make communication between people much easier and is an extremely important invention
