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The Steam Engine is Invented
Steam Engine Thomas Newcomen invented the first steam engine, although it wasnt very useful at the time, it sparked the idea to use steam power. -
The Spinning Jenny is Invented
The Spinning Jenny James Hagreaves invents a machine that spins more than one ball of yarn or thread at a time. -
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Steam Engine is Improved
James Watt designs a better steam engine. It powers the first trains, steamboats, and factories. The steam engine continued to get better. It made it easier to travel and transport goods. The steam engine decresed travel times greatly. -
The Cotton Gin is Invented
Primary Source of Lippitt Mill Eli Whitney creates a machine that makes it easier and faster to remove cotton from its seeds. -
The National Road was made
The Country's best route made of crushed rock, funded by the federal government, extended west from Maryland to the Ohio River. -
The National Road
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First Commercially Successful Steamboat was made
Robert Fulton designed the first commercially successful steamboat, the Clermont. The steamboat made it easier to travel upstream against the current. -
The Telegraph is Invented
Primary Source of First Message Samuel Morse invented the telegraph which allowed messages to be sent quickly over a wire. It was invented in the 1830s-1840s, but 1844 was when the first message was sent. It was sent from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland. The telegrapgh laid the foundation down for inventions in communication. -
Sewing Machine is Invented
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine which allows clothes to be made in large factories. -
Elevator Safety Break was Invented
Elevator Safety Break Elevators were already invented by 1853, but many people were worried about elevator cars falling. Elisha Otis invented the safety break. This Invention started the elevator industrty. -
A Method of Processing Steel is Invented
Henry Bessemer invents a process for making steel out of iron . This method helped the production of building and leads to the growth of cities. -
Dynamite is Created
Dynamite Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. It is a lot safer and controlled way to blast holes in mountains or in the ground. -
The Telephone is Patented
Telephone Bell wanted to improve the telegrapgh by making it "harmonic". He wanted to combine aspects of the telegraph and a record player to allow people to speak to each other from far distances. -
The Light Bulb is used to Light a Lamp
Thomas Edison's Light Bulb Thomas Edison created a light bulb that lasted longer than other designs and used it to light a lamp. He made it possible to work when the sun set and replaced the gas lamps.
