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Thomas Newcomen invents the first practical steam engine. -
Professor William Cullen designs a small refrigerator machine at University of Glasgow. -
British Carpenter, James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny. The machine spins more than one ball thread at a time, making it easier to make cloth. -
The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick -
The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse. It changed the way people can communicate from long distances. -
Elias Howe invents the sewing machine. -
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone which began one of the most common forms of communication. -
Thomas Edison invents the first practical incandescent light bulb. It will allow factories to remain open after dark -
The first modern electrical power station is completed to provide power to central London. -
The Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
1914 was the end of the Industrial Revolution.