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Industrial Revolution
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. -
The Steam Engine Was Invented
Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine. It is not very useful yet. -
The Spining Jenny is Invented
Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine. It is not very useful yet. -
Eli Whitney Patents the Cotton Gin
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. -
Sauel Morse Invents the Telegraph
The telegraph revolutioized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. -
Elias Howe Invents the Sewing Machine
A sewing machine is a textie machine used to stitch fabric, cards, and other materials together with thread. -
Elisha Otis Invents the Elevator Safety Brake
Otis started the elevator industry. He also still stands as the world`s leading elevator company. -
Bessemer Method For Processing Steel is Invented.
It is named after Sir Henry Bessemer of England. After several failures, he succeeded in proving his theory and rapidly producing steel ignots. -
Alfred Nobel Creates Dynamite
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. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander and a man named Elisha Gray independently designed telephones. But Alexander patented his telephone first. -
The Brooklyn Bridge Opens
John Roebling created the Brooklyn Bridge. It connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. -
Orville Wright Makes the First Powered Airplane Flight
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. -
Henry Ford Creates the Model T
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.
