industrial, economic, and scientific revolution timeline By lenwood.hampton Feb 12, 1543 SUN CENTERD Feb 12, 1764 james hargreaves invents the spinning jenny Jun 29, 1776 adam smith publishes wealth of nations Feb 12, 1782 JAMES WATT PERFECTS THE STEAM ENGINE Feb 12, 1794 ELI WHITNEY INVENTS THE COTTON GIN Feb 12, 1807 ROBERT FULTON INVETS THE FIRST STEAM BOATS Feb 12, 1833 the factory act Feb 12, 1836 OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL Feb 12, 1848 karl marx writes the communist manifesto Feb 12, 1904 marie curie reiceves nobel prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases Feb 12, 1905 albert einstein publishes article on the theory of relativity