Industrial revolution By Cal_Greeb Jan 1, 1760 industrial revolution begins Period: 1760 to 1895 The Industrial Revolution England Jan 2, 1760 Wedgewood begins manufacturing pottery 1765 James watts builds improved steam train 1782 James Watts invents first rotative engine 1791 1791 Eli watt's cotton gin built 1825 first steam engine railroad built by steverson 1834 First mechanical reaper 1844 Morse sends first telegraphic message between Washington and Baltmore 1851 Great exhibition open in London's Crystal Palace 1851 Singer sewing machine invented 1856 Mass production of steel invented 1856 First commercial refridgeration 1863 Construction of London Underground Rail system begins 1872 Overland telegraph links South Australia with Darwin 1878 Internal combustion engine invented in Germeny 1878 Edison invented the electric light 1881 First electric trams made in Germeny 1883 Sunshine harvester developed in victoria 1886 First automobile developed by Daimler and Benz 1895 Wireless telegraph invented by Marconi 1897 Electric trams begin running in Brisbane 1903 Wright brothers make first aeroplane flight 1904 Sydney gets electric street lighting 1908 Henry Ford produces first model t ford 1910 harry Houdini flies first plane across Australia 19,022 Cable communication is started between Australia and the USA