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Refridgeration
William Cullen at the university of Glasgow invented the first regridgerator ib 1748. However his discoveries weren't used for everyday reasons. In 1805, an American inventor named Oliver Evans designed the first refridgeration machine. The first refridgerator was built in 1834 by Jacob Perkins, it used air ina gas compression cycle. In 1844 an American doctor named John Gorrie built a refridgerator which he based off of Olver Evans' design. -
Start of Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was a time from 1750-1850 when people mainly from America and Britain moved from rural areas to urban areas. Many countries under the rule of others sought independence during this time. This caused special purpose machines to be created, mass production and a shift in power. -
Electricity
A man named Benjamin Franklin discovered that lighting was electricity by conducting an experiment using a kite. He was the first person to use the terms positive and negative charge. -
Steam Engine
Thomas Savery in England invented the steam engine in 1698 it was improved by Thomas Newcomon. James Watt, a scottish man, improved it again in 1763. Its main purpose was to pump water out of the coalmines. -
US Independence
Granted full independence from Great Britain. -
Founding of Sydney
Britain started shipping convicts to Austraian colonies starting from the founding of Sydney. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Winters invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin separated cottonseed from cotton fibre. -
The Factory Acts
Children couldn't work for more than 12 hours. -
Photographs
Joseph Nicephore Niecpe used a camera obscura took the first ever photo. These cameras were usually used to drawand see things but never used for photographs. -
William Wilberforce
British politician who convinced the British Empire to stop slavery ong the 26th of July. -
Slavery Abolished
Abolition of slavery in Britain. -
The Factory Acts
Children under age 9 couldn't work. -
The Factory Acts
Children could only work from 6 in the morning to 6 in the evening -
Slavery Abolished
Abolition of slavery in France. -
Slavery Abolished
Abolition of slavery in America -
End of Convict System in WA
Came to and with the ending of penal transportation by Britain. -
The Suez Canal
It was the first canal built that linked the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea -
Automobile
A German mechanical engineer named Kari Benz designed and built it in 1885 and drove it for the first time in 1886. -
Australia Achieves Federation
British parliament allowed Australia to govern for themselves whilst still being under the influence of Britain. -
Aeroplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright managed to fly the first aeroplane. -
Europeans control globe
Europe controlled 84% of globe including Asia, Africa, South America and the Pacific. -
Start of WWI
This period of industrilisation, movement of people and imperialism cameto an end. -
The Panama Canal
It connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It helped improve the transportation of goods and people
