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The Industrial Revolution
Image LinkThe Industrial Revolution contains the catalyst of events that launched the United States into the industry of Industry. Instrumental to this process was the inventions that were created during this evolution out of the agricultural age. -
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Industry and Organization: A Timeline
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Volta invents the First Battery
Image LinkWe use them everyday, remotes, phones, cars, and computers. Batteries are an integral part of our every day life. Alessandro Volta is credited with creating the worlds first battery.
"This Month in Physics History." : March 20, 1800: Volta Describes the Electric Battery. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. -
First Steam-Powered Tramway Locomotive
Image LinkRichard Trevithick is responsible for creating the first Steam-Powered Locomotive. This invention was very important in the development of of the railway system.
Bellis, Mary. "Railroad Invention and History." About.com Inventors. About.com, 2015. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. -
The First Arc Lamp
Image LinkAlso known as the electric light, the worlds first arc lamp revolutionalized how people were able to work. This invention was made by Humphry Davy.
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Words first Electromagnet
Image LinkQuite possibly the most instrumental invention leading to the telegraph was the invention of the electromagnet in 1825 by William Sturgeon.
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Worlds First Typewriter
Image LinkThe creation of the typewriter changed the whole world of reading and writing, making it easier for both to take place.
https://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/typewriter-of-the-moment-july-23-1829-william-a-burts-typographer-patented/ -
Barthelemy Thimonnier and the worlds first Sewing Machine
Image LinkWhen Barthelemy Thimonnier finished his sewing machine, the world of fashion changed forever; and with it, the flow of money.
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The First Dynamo
Image LinkThis invention of the Dynamo by Michael Faraday led to the invention of the electric generator.
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The Creation of the First Practical Refrigerator
Image LinkIts no doubt that the refrigerator is important to the world today, just imagine what it would have been like not having one. Fortunately for us, Jacob Perkins invented the refrigerator in 1834.
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The Analytical Engine is Created
Image LinkThe modern day computer was plays a role in everything we do. With the creation of the first analytical engine, by Charles Babbage, the progression of the computer had begun.
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Patent for a Corn Planter Approved
Image LinkThis invention by Henry Blair helped to speed up the production of corn for the time to come.
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The Propeller is Invented
Image LinkFrancis Pettit Smith invented the boat propellor as we know it; and he has greatly sped up the transportation speed of boat travel.
http://dansdiscountprops.com/Discount-Boat-Props/boat-accessories/the-early-history-of-boat-and-ship-propellers/ -
First Pedal Bicycle is Invented
Image LinkWith the creation of this bicycle pedal, the modern bicycle was created and foot travel was greatly sped up around the globe.
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The World First Fuel Cell is Concieved
Image LinkSir William Robert Grove concieved the idea for the first fuel cell in 1839. This invention revolutionized the process by which energy was stored and used.
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The First Message by Telegraph
Image LinkThe telegraph opened the world to the possibilities of long distance communication. Samuel Morse irradicated the days of the Pony Express.
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First Commercially Sucessful Mechanical Reaper
Image LinkThe industrial revolution not only helped the industrialization of the World, the agricultural world also made great leaps and bounds. Cyrus McCormick Created the first mechanical reaper and greatly sped up the process of reaping the crops.
http://www.american-inventor.com/cyrus-mccormick.aspx
