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The flying shuttle gor handlooms in invented
Before the flying shuttle was invented, it was only possible for cloth to be woven by a man or women's hand. When the flying suttle was inevented by John Kay, it allowed the thread to be woven at a much fster rate. It contained thread and it allowed the thread to be shot backwards and forwards across a large bed. This made clothes to be done at a much faster rate. -
The first spinning machine was pantented in England
Lewis Paul and John Wyatt of Birmingham where the inventors. The origanial machine changed the view of spinning thread forever. -
James Watt invents a condenser for a steam engine
James Watt thought about building a seperate condenser for the steam engine. The purpose of the condenser was to keep the vessel cool and the cylinder hot at the same time. He built a prototype and found out that it worked. Later he made improvements to it and built his now famous steam engine. -
The first steam-powered engine is invented
Nicolas Joesph Cugnot had improved the first model of the first locomotive. It, however was not released until 1812. However, Cugnot's model was depicted in the 1700s and tested. -
The first cast iron bridge is built in England
Thomas Pritchard suggested building the iron building to the ironmaster, John Wilkinson, in 1773. Prithchard drew up the designs, but he died in 1777 which was a month after the work had begun. Later Abraham Darby the third agreed to finish the project. The construction was completed in 1779,using 378 tons of iron. It was officially opened on New Years Day in 1781. It costed over $9,300. -
A boring machine is invented for making cylinder for steam engines
John Wilkinson invented the boring machine that worked with a shaft that held the cutting tool that went through a cylinder and on both ends was supported. -
The threshing machine is invented
A Scotsman named Andrew Meikle was a brlliant man who invented the amazing threshing machine.It was invented to seperate grain from stalks and husks. The first one was invented in Canada. This was a great machine for farmers in the old days. -
A steamboat is launched on the Deleware River
On August 26, 1791, John Fitch was granted a United States patent for the steamboat. Fours years before on August 22,1787, John Fitch built and showed the first succesful steamboat. Later on he went on and built a larger steamboat which carried cargo and people.Concluding, John Fitch was granted a Unnited States patent for his steamboat. -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.
The new cotton gin makes production in the south booming with new plants. It also changes the view of slave workers on the farms. One cotton gin can do as much work as twelve slaves can do in a day. -
The first telegraph is invented in Paris
Claude Chappe was a French inventor who was the first to create a telepathic machine that was only used as a model. It wasn't used until a later time. -
The first vaccinationagainst smallpox, by Edward Jenner in England
Edward Jenner gave a great gift for world. He was a doctor who has studied nature and his natural surroundings snce his childhood. Smallpox was a killer disease and Edward Jenner decided that he wanted to make a medicine to cure that. The word he used for his medication for "vaccication". -
The first submarine is built by Robert Fulton in America
Robert Fulton's cigar-shaped Nautilus submarine was driven by a hand-cranked propeller when submerged. It also carried flasks of compressed air and two crew-men had to be submerged for five hours in it. -
John Dalton introduces atomic theory to chemistry
When John was 36 he begain his fourth theory of matter. In this theory he explains that mater is made of elemental atoms, and each atom has its own distinct mass. -
Electromagnetism is discovered
electromagnestism was first discovered by a Danish chemist and physiscist, Hans Christian Orsted in 1819. He is so interested in magnetic and electricity fields and he decided to combine both of them and came up with the name of "Electromagnetism". -
The first photographs are produced
Joseph Nicephore Niepce made the first photographic image in 1827. Niepce's photograph required eight hours of light exposure to create and after appearing would soon fade away. It took a long time to make back then, but nowadays we have the technology to make it happen in minutes even seconds. -
The first electric clock is designed
Alexander Bian designed the first electric clock in 1839.Unfortunately he was unable to mass produce the clock and only very few were produce. As shown in the picture, the clock was pretty nice and good. -
The first practical battery for strong electricity is used
Gaston Plante invents a battery in 1859 that is strongly used for electrcity in cars. It is also known as the lead-acid battery. The picture shown is the lead-acid battery that was put in the cras during the old times. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
Alexander Graham bell invents the telephone so people can communicate and he got patened for his amazing invention. The first telephone was really big and it seems like you are talking into a bull horn. Also many people say that he lectured a lot about the telephone and even other stuff. -
Thomas edison invents the photograph
In 1877, Edison was working on a machine that would transcribe telegraphic messages through indentations on paper tape, which could later be sent over the telegraph repeatedly. Edison also used the phonograph to help him make photographs. -
Tomas Edison perfects the light bulb. A company in San Francisco, California builds the first centralized power plant for generating electricity
The first electicity power plant contributed to Edisons perfected light bulb changed the future of many smaller cities in San Francisco. -
Henry Ford builds his first automobile
Henry Ford built a succesful gasoline engine in 1893. After he built the engine, he built his own car and put the engine in the car he built.He named his first automobile the "quadricycle" because it had four wheels. Also the car company we all love today ,(FORD), is also named after him. -
A camera is developed for motion pictures. Guglielmo Marconi sends telegraph signals by radio
The Frenchman Louis Lumiere is often credited as inventing the first motion picture camera in 1895.Lumiere invented a portable motion-picture camera, film processing unit, and projector called the Cinematographe. These are three functions and they are all covered by only one. In other words, they are three in one. -
A hydroelectric plant opens at Niagra, N.Y.
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The wright brothers fly the first motor-driven airplane
On December 17,1903, Orville wright piloted the first powered airplane which lasted 12 seconds and went 120 feet. Then three more flights were made by the brothers and the longest one lasted 59 seconds covering 852 feet. On that December day they took the sky and change history. -
Henry Ford mass-produces Model T-Ford automobiles on an assembly line
In 1914, the moving assembly enabled Ford to produce much more cars. His Model T was the biggest and longest lasting car. He sold this car in the industry for $905.
