Industrial, Economic, and Scientific Revolutions Timeline

By annsiawsappore
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Revolutions Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1514

    Copernicus

    Copernicus claims the universe is heliocentric.
  • James Watt

    James Watt

    James Watt perfected the steam engine.
  • James Hargreaves

    James Hargreaves

    James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny.
  • Adam Smith

    Adam Smith

    Adam Smith publishes Wealth of Nations.
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin.
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton invents the steam boat.
  • Factory Act of 1833

    Factory Act of 1833

    Factory Act of 1833 limits work hours for women and children.

  • Suez Canal

    Opening of the Suez Canal.

  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx writes The Communist Manifesto.

  • Marie Curie

    Marie Curie receives Nobel Prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases.

  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein publishes article on the Theory of Relativity