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Industrial revolution

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  • Stock Frame invented.
    Apr 17, 1563

    Stock Frame invented.

    Rev. William Lee, born at Woodborough near Nottingham, invents the Stocking Frame, a mechanical device for knitting stockings.
  • The Newcomen steam engine.

    The Newcomen steam engine.

    Invented by Thomas Newcomen. First mechanical device to use steam power.
  • John Kay invents the flying shuttle.

    John Kay invents the flying shuttle.

    Helped the weaving industry
  • Watt's steam engine.

    Watt's steam engine.

    Watt's first efficient steam engine, much more efficient than the Newcomen.
  • Grand Trunk Canal establishes a cross-England route

    Grand Trunk Canal establishes a cross-England route

    Connected the Mersey to the Trent and connecting the industrial Midlands to the ports of Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull.
  • Cotton Gin made.

    Cotton Gin made.

    Eli Whitney develops his cotton gin (a device to clean raw cotton).
  • Faraday discovers electro-magnetic current.

    Faraday discovers electro-magnetic current.

    Making possible generators and electric engines
  • Morse Code invented.

    Morse Code invented.

    Morse develops the telegraph and Morse Code.
  • Bell invents the telephone.

    Bell invents the telephone.

  • Edison invents the phonograph.

    Edison invents the phonograph.

  • Microphone invented.

    Microphone invented.

  • Edison invents the incandescent lamp.

    Edison invents the incandescent lamp.

  • Machine Gun invented.

    Machine Gun invented.

    Maxim invents the machine gun, making possible mass slaughter and beginning the mechanization of warfare.
  • First Zeppelin built

    First Zeppelin built