abraham darby developes a blast furnace capable of producing high quelity iron
Thomas Newcombe develops the first practical steam engine
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the invention of anew larger spining and weving machines shifts the textiles industry factories
Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain
James Watt invents a steam engine capable of providing continuous power
Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule
Henry Cort’s ‘puddling’ process further improves the quality of iron products- The United States of America is born when the American colonies win independence from Britain
The Boulton and Watt steam engine is first used in textiles factories
First British fleet arrives at Botany Bay (Sydney)
First British fleet arrives at Botany Bay (Sydney)
The first official population census is taken in Britain
– British found the new colony of Van Diemen’s land (Tasmania)
The first working steam locomotive train, known as Puffing Billy, is built
The first English public steam railway (from Stockton to Darlington) is opened
Railway building begins in France and Germany
Samuel Morse develops the single wire telegraph
– Australia’s gold rush begins
Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone
Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb
Eiffel Tower completed in Paris, France
Wright brothers invent modern flight
– Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford automobile