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First steps towards automated factories
Samuel Slater combined several thread related machines to work faster. He cut time in half by removing steps in the creation process. -
Unified mills
Francis Lowell was the first person to put all of the machines nessesary for making cotton cloth in one building. Francis used the machine created by Samuel Slater to fill the first factory -
Mass immigration to America began
A surge of immagritants entering the country causes cities to grow and flourish. -
First steam train in America
The Stourbridge Lion was the first steam locomotive imported to the US and was tested on a track built by Delaware and Hudson company. -
Advancements in technology begin to shape the way produces will be produces
Barthelemy Thimonnier invents the sewing machine. Alongside him, W.A Burt makes advancements by inventing the typewriter. A step in the right direction for newspapers and printing presses alike. -
Steamboat is invented
The steamboat is invented and marks a monumental point during the Industrial Revolution. Steam power then began to be used for ships crossing the ocean. -
First message is sent through a telegraph
The telegraph is invented by Samuel Morse and Charles Wheatstone. It used Morse code to send messages. -
Universal postal service introduces
Before this, the postal service was relatively expensive and sending letters wasn't something you could do regularly. Prices began to lower and made it much easier for people to use the postal service. -
Invention of the Bicycle
Kirkpatrick MacMillan creates the bicycle. Similar to the Penny Farting, it had one larger wheel, but this one wa in the back and was much smaller. Modrn bikes are almost the same as MacMillans original design. -
Another sewing machine invented
Isaac Singer was an American inventor invented another form of a sewing machine. It is the most recognizable. This will later that will later become wide-spread in clothing and garment factories. -
Unsuccessful aircraft engine
Henri Giffard constructed the first airship powered by an aircraft engine. It was able to fly but the design was very flawed. Although the design was unsuccessful, it prompted others to create a successful design. -
Miles and miles of tracks
By the 1860s, there were roughly 30,591 miles of railroad tracks in the United States -
1868 computer
The typewriter is invented by two brothers named Christopher Sholes and Charles Shole, alongside Carlos Glidden. The Shole and Glidden typewriter was the first commercially successful typewriter. -
Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases
Pasteur began created vaccines that helped prevent many common diseases, which helped people live longer. -
Invention of the Telephone
The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell with the help of Thomas Watson. The first phone call recorded was "Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you." This was a extremely influention moment in history, considering how widely used they are today. -
The lightbulb is created
The first practical incandescent lightbulb is created by Thomas Edison and a team of researchers. More than 3,000 designs were tested before reaching the final design. -
The Diesel engine
Rudolf Diesel invents the first diesel engine. At the time is was large and operated at low speeds. This was due to the limitations of their compressed air-assisted fuel injection systems. Diesel engines would later be used in various forms, including in cars and trains. -
Flight of the first airplane
The famous Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville make four brief flights with their first powered aircraft. They are credited with the invention of the first successful airplane and paved the way for air travel across the world. -
Triangle shirtwaist factory fire
On this night 145 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory after a fire started in a bin of fabric scraps. The deaths of the works could have been avoided if the employers had taken the proper steps towards fire saftey.
