Hartmann maschinenhalle 1868 (01)

Industrial Development Timeline

  • Abraham Darby

    Abraham Darby
    Found a way to smelt iron.
  • Invention of Steam Engine

    Invention of Steam Engine
    Thomas Newcomen invents he first steam engine.
  • Coal

    Coal
    Coal was discovered.
  • Water Pump

    Water Pump
    The water pump was created in 1773 in England.
  • Ironbridge

    Ironbridge
    First bridge in the world to be constructed entirely from cast iron.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Eli Whitney creates cotton gin.
  • Steam-Powered Vessel

    Steam-Powered Vessel
    The first steam-powered vessel crossed the Atlnatic Ocean.
  • Railroads

    Railroads
    A test tracj is built by John Stevens.
  • New Mode of Transportation

    New Mode of Transportation
    in 1830, Manchester, a center of textile manufacturing, was connected by rail to the nearby port of Liverpool, a westward-facing port that linked Britain with the colonies.
  • Modern Screw Pump

    Modern Screw Pump
    The modern screw pump was invented by revillion.
  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Samuel Morse invents the telegraph.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.
  • Brooklyn Bridge

    Brooklyn Bridge
    Brooklyn Bridge opens after consttruction.