First Industrial Revolution - Steam Power

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  • First Steam Powered Water Pump

    Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont patented his invention of the first steam-powered water pump for draining mines.

  • First Commercial Steam Engine

    Thomas Newcomen first commercially successful engine that could transmit continuous power to a machine.

  • Steam Engine v2

    James Watt enhances steam engine efficency, saves water

  • Spinning Jenny

    James Hargreaves patents yarn-spinning machine

  • Spinning Mule

    Samuel Crompton - permits large-scale manufacture of high-quality thread and yarn.

  • First Wool-Combing Machine

    Edmund Cartwright patents the first wool-combing machine.

  • Cottom Mill and Cotton Gin

    Samual Slater - Cotton Mill
    Eli Whitney - Cottom Gin

  • Mechanical Reaper

    Cyrus McCormick - Mechanical Reaper revolutionizes harvesting

  • Sewing Machine

    Elias Howe’s sewing machine