Industrial Revolution

  • Steam Engine Invented

    Steam Engine Invented

    Thomas Newcomen invents the first practical steam engine.
  • Small Refrigerator Invented

    Small Refrigerator Invented

    Professor William Cullen designs a small refrigerator machine at University of Glasgow.
  • Spinning Jenny Invented

    Spinning Jenny Invented

    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.
  • Mechanical Reaper Invented

    Mechanical Reaper Invented

    The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick
  • Telegraph Invented

    Telegraph Invented

    The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse. It changed the way people can communicate from long distances.
  • Sewing Machine Invented

    Sewing Machine Invented

    Elias Howe invents the sewing machine.
  • Telephone Invented

    Telephone Invented

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone which began one of the most common forms of communication.
  • First Practical Lightbulb

    First Practical Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison invents the first practical incandescent light bulb. It will allow factories to remain open after dark
  • Electrical Power Station Completed

    Electrical Power Station Completed

    The first modern electrical power station is completed to provide power to central London.
  • First Successful Airplane

    First Successful Airplane

    The Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
  • The End

    1914 was the end of the Industrial Revolution.