-
T. Newcomen’s steam engine
He created a steam engine for the purpose of extracting water from a tin mine. -
John Kay’s flying shuttle
Was the first step in the mechanisation of the loom and significantly increased the productivity of the weavers. -
James Hargreaves spinning jenny
The Jenny spinning machine was a spinning machine, invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves -
R. Fulton’s steamboat
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, -
James Watt's steam engine
Watt's steam engine, also known as the Boulton and Watt steam engine, was the first practical steam engine, becoming one of the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution. James Watt developed the design sporadically between 1763 and 1775, with the support of Matthew Boulton. -
Richard Arkwright’s water mill
Installed in water powered factories, the machine could spin large quantities of cotton yarn -
S.Crompton’s spinning mule
The machine made it easier to produce cotton yarn and thread. -
Coup d'etat
The 18-19 coup d'état of Brumario, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, abolished the Directory in France and replaced it by the Consulate of France. It was on 9 and 10 November 1799, 18-19 Brumario VIII, according to the system of the French Republican calendar. -
First consul
Napoleon I Bonaparte was a French military and statist, a Republican general in the French Revolution and in the Directory, and the author of the 18 coup d'état of the mist which made him the first consul of the Republic on 11 November 1799. -
Emperor
the coup d'état of 18 and 19 of the mists of 1799 caused the consulate to arrive. Bonaparte, the first consul, subdued the executive, and in 1802 was appointed consul for life. On May 18, 1804, Napoleon was crowned emperor in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris by Pope Pius VII. -
Austerlitz
Napoleon Bonaparte's account of his victory at the Battle of Lukashenko and the map of the battle. The battle of Austerlitz, won by the Napoleonic army against the Russian and Austrian coalition forces on 2 December 1805, was Napoleon I's greatest tactical coup master. -
Prussian campaign
Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians in an expeditious campaign that culminated at the Battle of Jena – Auerstedt on 14 October 1806. French forces under Napoleon occupied Prussia, pursued the remnants of the shattered Prussian Army, and captured Berlin. -
Period: to
Spanish war of independence
Napoleon's treachery to Spain can be attributed to his desire to have control over the Iberian Peninsula and to place his relatives as rulers. In 1808 he forced the Spanish royal family to leave the throne, causing general resistance and the outbreak of war on the peninsula. -
Luddoties opposed mechanization in textile industry
Between 1811 and 1816, thousands of British soldiers fought the Luddites, who were destroying textile machinery in protest at the degradation of their working and living conditions. -
Waterloo
On 18 June 1815, the French, British and Prussian armies led by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated him in the Waterloo War. The defeat ended 23 years of war between France and the allied states of Europe. -
Stephenson steam locomotive
Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, which was a competition to decide on the best mode of transport for the railway. Rocket was the only locomotive to successfully complete the trials, averaging 12 mph and achieving a top speed of 30 mph. -
Beginning of Transcontinental railroad
The first transcontinental railway in the United States is the name of a railway line across the United States that linked the city of Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, in the 1860s. -
Unification of Germany
The first unification of Germany occurred in 1871 after Prussia's victory in the Franco-Prussian War. In this unification, most of the German-speaking states of Europe united under the crown of Prussia to form the German Empire. The second unification occurred in 1990 after the end of the Cold War. -
First moving picture
Scientific American published a series of pictures depicting a horse in full gallop, along with instructions to view them through the zoetrope. The photos were taken by an English photographer, Eadweard Muybridge, to settle a bet between California businessman Leland Stanford and his colleagues. -
Edison’s lightbulb
He don’t invented the light bulb, he only perfectionate it.
By using a carbon filament and a partial vacuum inside to prevent it from catching fire. -
Marconis radio
The Italian Guillermo Marconi made the first radio transmission on 14 May 1879. At the time, he could not have imagined that his invention would be essential for saving lives, and it proved crucial in the case of the rescue of the Titanic castaways. -
Period: to
I Boer War
The war, which lasted from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902, began with the British Crown's attempt to unite the two republics, rich in deposits of diamonds, gold and iron. The Boers, who had occupied the region since 1830, fought to preserve their independence. -
First Skyscraper (In Chicago)
The Home Insurance Building was a skyscraper that stood in Chicago from 1885 to its demolition in 1931. -
Berlin Conference
The objective was to prevent European nations from claiming rights over a territory where they had no presence, which affected countries like Portugal, whose rights it claimed based on its exploration by Portuguese navigators in the 15th century. -
Period: to
Beginnig of colonization of Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was first colonized as the Congo Free State from 1885-1908, when the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 declared the Congo to be under the sovereign rule of King Leopold II. -
Wilhelm II crowned as kaiser of Germany
In 1888, Wilhelm's father succeeded as Frederick III. He died shortly afterwards, making Wilhelm kaiser at the age of 29. Although he had previously admired the great German statesman Otto von Bismarck, within two years Wilhelm had forced his resignation. -
Period: to
Fashoda affair
Fashoda Incident (18 September 1898), the climax of a series of territorial disputes in Africa between Britain and France, which took place in Fashoda, Egyptian Sudan (present-day Kodok, South Sudan). The disputes arose from the common desire of each country to unite their various colonial possessions in Africa. -
Period: to
II Boer War
Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. Although outnumbered, the Boers were a skilled and determined enemy. After initial setbacks and a long period of guerrilla warfare, the British eventually prevailed, but not without adopting controversial tactics. -
Boxer rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was the culmination of Chinese discontent against the economic and political interference of foreign powers, especially European powers and Japan. -
Wright Brothers first flight
Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
Ford’s Model T
The Ford Model T was an inexpensive automobile produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from 1908 to 1927. -
Annexation of Congo Free State
Following reports of mistreatment of native peoples that provoked international outrage, the Congo Free State was annexed as a colony by Belgium on November 15, 1908, which ended its existence as an independent sovereign state. -
Period: to
Crisis of Agadir
The crisis. In 1911 a revolt broke out against the Sultan of Morocco, who soon found himself besieged in his palace by the rebels; before which France and Spain launched military operations to reestablish the authority of the sultan. -
Period: to
I Balkan War
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro) against the Ottoman Empire. -
Period: to
II Balkan War
The Second Balkan War was a conflict that broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, -
Beginning of ww1
World War I, also formerly called The Great War , was a worldwide military conflict, although centered in Europe, which began on July 28, 1914, and ended on November 11, 1918, when Germany accepted the terms of the armistice.