Broad Timeline for the European Industrial Revolution By Etropolis Period: Jan 3, 1710 to Jan 4, 1848 The European Industrial Revolution Jan 3, 1712 The Steam Engine is invented Jan 3, 1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle Period: Jan 3, 1733 to Jan 4, 1942 The American Industrial Revolution Jan 3, 1764 The Spinning Jenny is invented Jan 3, 1768 Richard Arkwright patents the spinning frame Jan 3, 1769 James Watt improves the steam enine Jan 3, 1774 Georges Louis Lesage patents the electric telegraph Jan 3, 1779 Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule Jan 3, 1794 Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin Jan 3, 1799 Alessandro Volta invents the battery Jan 3, 1810 Alfred Krupp had established an iron foundry at Essen in 1810. Period: Jan 3, 1810 to Jan 4, 1866 The German Industrial Revolution Dates are approximate Jan 3, 1848 Samuel Morse invents the telegraph Jan 3, 1860 the German states began to overtake France and catch up with Britain between 1850 and 1870 Jan 3, 1866 Werner Siemens invented the Electric dynamo in 1866