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The Industrial Revolution's specific start date was uncertain.
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Thomas Newcomen created the first successful steam engine in 1712. It was an improvement over Thomas Savery's design, this time using a piston.
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James Hargreaves from Britain invents the Spinning Jenny, a machine that makes it easier to spin more yarn into yarn balls.
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James Watt improves on Thomas Newcome's steam engine, making it produce constant power. This steam engine powers boats, factories, and trains.
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James Watt updates his steam engine to a reciprocal motion. Transportation and many other things are made easier.
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The Cotton Gin is invented by Eli Whitney. This machine separates seed from cotton, making less of a mess, and giving the southern states more profit from crops. There is a large influx of need for slaves down in the south.
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Samuel Morse invents the telegraph, a new way of communication.
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Elias Howe invents the sewing machine, a new, quicker way to patch up clothing and sew together cloth. Clothing is now able to be made in large factories.
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Elisha Otis adds the elevator safety brake to the preexisting elevators. People are now safer in elevators for large buildings.
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Henry Bessemer invents a new way of processing steel out of iron. This makes it easier and quicker to make steel, leading to increased city and factory growth.
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Alfred Nobel creates dynamite, an explosion whose primary purpose is clearing paths for things like railroads and mines.
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Louis Pasteur invented vaccines to help prevent disease and infection, making people's lives last longer.
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Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone, making communication even easier than it was with the telegram.
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Thomas Edison makes the longest lasting lightbulb, proving that by lighting up a lamp.
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After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York finally opens. It was the longest suspension bridge of its time.