A Time of Technological Advancement By 14645 Period: Feb 16, 1730 to Feb 16, 1910 rev. span Feb 16, 1733 John Kay invents the Flying Shuttle made weaving quicker and more efficient Mar 16, 1775 James Watt invents the first steam engine Apr 16, 1776 Adam Smith coins "capitalism" May 16, 1779 Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule Jun 16, 1794 Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin Jul 16, 1808 Jeremy Bentham coins "utilitarianism" Jun 18, 1812 U.S. declares war on Great Britain became known as War of 1812 Nov 16, 1819 Factory Bill banns hiring of children under 9 Sep 16, 1829 Charles Fourier coins "Socialism" in France Jun 11, 1833 Slavery abolished in Great Britain Feb 19, 1836 SAmuel F. B. Morse invents language of communication for telegraph May 23, 1837 the name "Industrial Revolution" is coined by Arnold Toynbee, a frenchman Apr 22, 1844 Elias Howe invents the first sewing machine Apr 1, 1848 Karl Marx and his "Communist Manifesto" coin communism Jan 19, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone Feb 16, 1877 Thomas Edison invents the phonograph Feb 7, 1889 Jane Addams founds the Hull House in Chicago May 18, 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first functioning airplane Mar 19, 1905 The Womens' Social and Political Union was formed Nov 18, 1908 Henry Ford invents the first car; the Model T Ford
