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Industrial Revolution
The steam engine is invented. -
The spinning jenny is invented.
James Hargreaves, a British carpenter and weaver, invents the spinning jenny. -
James Watt improves the steam engine
James Watt from Scotland designs a more efficient steam engine. steam engines power the first trains, steamboats, and factories. -
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin.
Eli Whitney creates a machine that makes it much easier to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.
