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Thomas Newcomen builds first commercially successful steam engine. Able to keep deep coal mines clear of water. First significant power source other than wind and water.
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John Kay invented the Flying shuttle. Aloud people to weave faster with thick material.
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
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James Brindley's Bridgewater Canal opens. Barges carry coal from Worsley to Manchester.
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William Lee, invented the stocking frame. It was a divice that was used to knit stockings.
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James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny, automating weaving the warp.
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David Bushnell invents a submarine
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Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule
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William Murdock lights his home with coal gas.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton grin. It cleaned the raw cotton.
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Marc Brunel invents a tunnelling shield, making subaqueous tunnelling possible.
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Fox Talbot introduces photographic paper.
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The telephone was invented by Alaxander Graham Bell.
