Industrial revolution By Jess.Kennedy Period: Dec 30, 1740 to Dec 30, 1920 Timeline of the Industrial Revolution Dec 30, 1750 Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain Dec 30, 1767 James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny Dec 30, 1769 Richard Arkwright invents the water frame Dec 30, 1779 Samuel Crompton invented the spinning mule Dec 30, 1781 James Watt invents a steam engine to drive machinery Dec 30, 1783 Henry Cort invents puddling to produce wrought iron Dec 30, 1785 Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom Dec 30, 1788 The frist fleet arrives at Botany Bay Dec 30, 1790 First Textile factory built in the USA Dec 30, 1829 George Stephenson developing a rocket, a working locomotive Dec 30, 1830 Gas street lighting common in Britain Dec 30, 1838 Brunel's steamship 'The Great Western' crosses the Atlantic Dec 30, 1844 Samuel Morse sends first successful telegraph message Dec 30, 1853 US warship visit Japan Dec 30, 1856 Bessemer process enables mass production of steel Dec 30, 1869 Suez Canal opens Dec 30, 1871 Unification accelerates Industrailisation in Germany Dec 30, 1872 Overland telegraph connects to Australia and Asia Dec 30, 1876 Alexander Garham invents the Telephone Dec 30, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first reliable bulb Dec 30, 1889 Eiffel Tower completed in France Dec 30, 1903 Wright brothers invent modern flight Dec 30, 1904 Trans-Siberian Railway accelerates Russian industrailisation Dec 30, 1913 Henry Ford mass produce the Model T Ford
