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Trade industry already established
Trade was already being conducted between people in many countries for centuries. -
Banking industry already estblished
The first banks were developed in the start of the 16th century. -
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The Industrial Revolution
A period of huge advances in efficient production techniques and new technology. -
Textile Industry established
Clothes were already being produced and sold. -
Farming/Agricultural industry already established
Food was already being produced and sold to people. -
Transportation industry already established
Horse cars and sail boats are already being widely used by people. -
Transportation: Steam Boat
Robert Fulton starts the first successful steamboat operation with his boat the Clermont. -
Photography Industry: The Camera
The Camera is invented -
Construction industry established
Cement is starting to be used in construction of buildings. -
Farming/Agricultural industry: Steel Plow
A blacksmith named John Deere invents the steel plow. -
Photography industry established
The first camera is created and sold. -
Mining industry established
Minerals are beginning to be extracted in different locations across the globe. -
Communication industry established
Earliest communication established with the beginning of the telegraph. -
Textile industry: Sewing Machine
The sewing machine is invented by Elias Howe. -
Construction Industry: The elevator safety brake
Elisha Otis invents a safety break for elevators making them practical and safe for the first time. This allows for tall buildings and skyscrapers to be built. -
Mining Industry: First Oil well
The world's first mechanically drilled oil well. -
Second Industrial revolution
his phase of the Industrial Revolution is characterized by rapid expansion of new technologies such as the telephone, railroads, and electrical power. -
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Second Industrial revolution
This phase of the Industrial Revolution is characterized by rapid expansion of new technologies such as the telephone, railroads, and electrical power. -
Electrical Industry created: The light Bulb
Thomas Edison invents the first practical incandescent light bulb. It will allow factories to remain open after dark. -
Mining Industry: Mass Destruction Mining
Open pit or mass destruction mining, is the process of digging away entire mountains or creating enormous pits for the extraction of metals and minerals. -
Aviation Industry: First Flight
The Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
Transportation: The Automobile
Henry Ford begins production on the Model T Ford. He uses the assembly line to build the first affordable automobile. -
Radio industry established
The first radio's are being sold commercially and the first broadcasts are beginning. -
Television industry estblished
The first televisions are sold and channels are beginning broadcasts. -
The great Acceleration
A sharp increase in human population, economic activity -
Record industry established
Records are beginning to be sold with music. -
Gaming Industry established
First computer game Tennis for 2 is created. -
Computer industry established
The first computer the KENBAK-1 was introduced and sold in 1971.