The First Industrial Revolution

  • Invention of the first steam engine

    James Watt invented the first reliable steam engine.
  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Invention of the Cotton Gin
    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made it easier and faster to separate the seed from the fiber.
  • Invention of the Battery

    Volta invented the battery. The battery came to be known as the voltaic pile.
  • Invention of the Electric Lamp

    Humphry Davy invented the electric lamp. Made living easier for people who could afford them.
  • Invention of the Photography

    Henry Talbot invented the photography.
  • Invention of the Bicycle

    Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the bicycle.
  • Invention of the telegraph

    Invention of the telegraph
    Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph. The network ranged from the eastern coast to Mississippi.
  • Invention of the Sewing Machine

    Invention of the Sewing Machine
    Elias Howe invented the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing. Clothing began in factories instead of at home.
  • Invention of the Zipper

    W.L. Judson invents the zipper. Revolutionalized the clothing industry.
  • Invention of the first Airplane

    Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first Airplane.