Idustrial Inventions By IZYAH 1589 William Lee invents the stocking frame a mechanical knitting machine for knitting stockings 1709 Abraham Dardy discovers how to make coke from coal 1710 Thomas Newcomen builds a steam engine to pump water from coalmines 1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle, allowing weavers to make larger sections of fabric at greater speeds 1765 James Hargreaves' spinning jenny allows one worker to make eight times the previous amount of yarn 1773 Eli Whitney invents toe cotton gin (engine), which can clean large quantities of raw cotton 1775 James watt creates an efficient steam engine 1779 Steam-powered mills with automatic weaving machines begin to be built 1792 Inventor William Murdoch uses coal gas for house lighting 1821 Michael Faraday demonstrates the principle of an electric motor