Industrial Revolution By shelbydolphin Feb 8, 1694 First Central established in England. Feb 8, 1712 Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam engine Feb 8, 1719 John Lombe starts his silk factory Feb 8, 1733 James Kay invented flying shuttle Feb 8, 1734 Industrial Revolution https://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/modernworldhistorytextbook/industrialrevolution/Timeline.html Feb 8, 1776 Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations Feb 8, 1781 Watt adapts his steam engine from a reciprocal to a rotary motion. Feb 8, 1785 Edmund Cartwright invented power loom Feb 8, 1785 Henry Cort invented highly successful iron refining techniques. Feb 8, 1800 10 million tons of coal mined in Great Britan Feb 8, 1813 14 luddites hanged in Manchester after a rushed one-day trial. Feb 8, 1834 Poor law created "poorhouses" for the destitute. Feb 8, 1835 106,000 power looms operating in Great Britan Feb 8, 1880 Education Act made school compulsory for children up to age 10 Feb 8, 1890 35,000 miles of railroad track in Great Britain Feb 8, 1905 236 million tons of coal mined in Great Britan
