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Professor William Cullen invents a small refrigerator
Prof. William Cullen designed a small fridge in the University of Glasgow, this helped people keep their food cool. -
The first-ever Spinning Jenny was invented
Invented by James Hargreaves, the Spinning Jerry allowed workers to make multiple spools at once, this is one of the leading tools to mass production -
The first steam engine was invented
First invented by Thomas Savery, the first steam engine used a very simple method of heating water so it would steam, which would push valves, this model is inefficient at the time of development -
The first cotton factory was invented using the first-ever cotton mills
This is one of the starts to produce even more cotton than what was possible before, it was invented by Richard Arkwright -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
This revolutionised the rate of cotton production, the machine specifically speeds up the process of removing seeds from the cotton fibre. The cotton grind allowed a substantial decrease in slavery rate due to the lack of labour needed to do this by hand. -
First steam powered engine locomotive invented
Richard Trevithick was the first person ever to produce a working steam-powered engine, this feat in engineering was known as the “Puffing Devil” It functions under extremely high pressure. They were revolutionary as they allow the versatility of movement in mines and ships etc. -
A refined version of the refrigerator was designed
It used water vapour as a source of cooling as a pose to actual water. This was far more effective for the purpose of cooling. However, Oliver Evans never actually put this invention into action until the first refrigerator was actually manufactured later in history. -
The illegality of industrial machine destruction
With the less dire need for manual labour, many people lost their jobs. This made it near impossible for them to earn a source of income to support their families. The solution was to, in fact, destroy these machines which ‘took’ their jobs. This became a real issue until it was decided that the destruction of machines can be punishable by death. -
First Mechanical reaper invented
The Mechanical reaper is a farming device that reaps crops during harvests. First invented by Cyrus McCormick, the set price at the time was $125, which would be approximately $3,800 nowadays -
The first lightbulb invented
This is the first lightbulb that doesn't use candles to work, but instead uses a thin rod that burns at very high temperatures, it was first invented by Thomas Edison. -
The First coal fired power station goes into operation
Called the Holburn Viaduct Power Station which is in London, was put into operation.