Industrial Revolution

  • Farming

    Farming
    Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain.
  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny
    James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny.
  • Water Frame

    Water Frame
    Richard Arkwright invents the water frame.
  • Spinning Mule

    Spinning Mule
    Samuel Crompton invents the Spinning Mule
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    James Watt invents a steam engine to drive machinery.
  • Puddling

    Puddling
    Henry Cort invents puddling to produce wrought iron.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom
    Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom.
  • Fist Fleet

    Fist Fleet
    First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay.
  • Textile Factory

    Textile Factory
    First textile factory built in the USA.
  • The Rocket

    The Rocket
    George Stephenson develops the Rocket, a working locomotive.
  • Gas Lighting

    Gas Lighting
    Gas street lighting common in Britain.
  • The Great Western

    The Great Western
    Brunel's steamship The Great Western crosses the Atlantic.
  • Telegraphing

    Telegraphing
    Samuel MOrse sends first successful telegraph message.
  • US Warships

    US Warships
    US Warships wisit Japan.
  • Mass Production of Steel

    Mass Production of Steel
    Bessemer process enables mass production of steel.
  • Suez Canal

    Suez Canal
    The Suez Canal opens.
  • Unification Of Germany

    Unification Of Germany
    The Unification of Germany accelerates industrialisation.
  • Overland Telegraphing

    Overland Telegraphing
    Overland Telegraph conects Australia to Asia
  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Alexandra Graham Bell invents the telephone.
  • Light Bulb

    Light Bulb
    Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb.
  • Eiffel Tower

    Eiffel Tower
    The Eiffel Tower completed in France.
  • Modern Flight

    Modern Flight
    Wright Brothers invent modern flight.
  • Trans-Siberian Railways

    Trans-Siberian Railways
    Trans-Siberian Railways accelerates Russian industrialisation.
  • Model T Ford

    Model T Ford
    Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford.