industrial economic and scientific revolutions timeline By aguirrejuan Jan 1, 1763 James Watt perfectd the stream engine Jan 1, 1764 james hargreaves invents the spinning jenny Nov 14, 1765 Robert Fulton invents the first stream boat Mar 9, 1776 Adam smith publishes Walth of Nations Jan 1, 1794 Eli Whitney invents of the cotton gin Eli Whitney invents of the cotton gin Jan 1, 1833 factory act of 1833 limits work hours for women and children Jan 1, 1836 Opening of the suez canal Jan 1, 1848 karl marx writes the communist manifesto Jan 1, 1900 Albert Einstein publishes article on the theory of relativity Jan 1, 1904 Marie Curie receives nobel prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure cure diseases Jan 1, 1920 Copernicus claims the universe is the heliocentric