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The Industrial Revolution was a time when many important inventions were made. Many of these inventions made work easier and cheaper. As these inventions created new manufacturing and industry, many people also moved away from farms into cities.
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Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine. It is not very useful yet.
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Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine. It is not very useful yet.
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A cotton gin is a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. The gin made little money due to patent fringement issues.
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The telegraph revolutioized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.
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A sewing machine is a textie machine used to stitch fabric, cards, and other materials together with thread.
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Otis started the elevator industry. He also still stands as the world`s leading elevator company.
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It is named after Sir Henry Bessemer of England. After several failures, he succeeded in proving his theory and rapidly producing steel ignots.
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Nobel`s intention was that the explosive would be used mostly in construction. After an accident in his lab, he he discovered a way to make nitroglycerin safer and less violent to handle.
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Alexander and a man named Elisha Gray independently designed telephones. But Alexander patented his telephone first.
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John Roebling created the Brooklyn Bridge. It connects Brooklyn to Manhattan.
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In 1903, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, flew over a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.
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Ford`s revolutionary advancements in the assembly line automobile manufacturing, made the Model T the first car to be affordable for a mojority of Americans.
