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Jan 1, 1543
Corpernicus
Claims the Universe is heliocentric -
James Hargreaves
Invents the spinning jenny -
Adam Smith
Publishes Wealth of nations -
James Watt
Perfects the steam engine -
Eli Whitney
Invents the cotton gin -
Robert Fulton
Invents the first steamboat -
Suez canal
Opening of the Suez Canal -
Karl Marx
Writes The Communist Manifesto -
Marie Curie
Receives Nobel Prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some dieases -
Albert Einstein
Publishes article on the theory of relativity -
Factory Act of 1833
Limits work hours for women and children