Industrial Revolution

  • Steam Engine Was Invented

    Steam Engine Was Invented
    The first steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen. It was the first engine to pump water out of coal mines. This also allowed trains to transport their goods much faster.
  • Invention of the Flying Shuttle

    Invention of the Flying Shuttle
    The flying shuttle was invented my John Kay. The flying shuttle allowed for wider pieces of fabric to be woven, and as a result the sewing process was sped up.
  • Modernized Steam engine

    Modernized Steam engine
    This was invented by James Watt who was known as "the godfather of the Industrial revolution".
  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny
    The spinning Jenny was a multi-spool spinning wheel. This sped up the spinning process and as a result made fabrication careers much more efficient.
  • Power Loom Was Invented

    Power Loom Was Invented
    The Power Loom was invented in 1769 and could create up to 200 times more cloth. This handy invention was invented by Richard Arkwright
  • Invention of the Iron Plow

    Invention of the Iron Plow
    The first iron plow was created by James Small. It was an invention that helped work the soil and make the land easier to plant in.
  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Invention of the Cotton Gin
    The cotton gin was key to the textile industry during the revolution. This increased the supply of cotton dramatically.
  • Invention of the First Electric Battery

    Invention of the First Electric Battery
    The first electric battery was created by Alessandro Volta. This battery was key to the modernization of cars, phones, and many other electronic devices.
  • Invention of the First Steamboat

    Invention of the First Steamboat
    The first steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton. The first steamboat went a max speed of 5 mph on the Hudson river as its first voyage.
  • Invention of the Electric Generator

    Invention of the Electric Generator
    The first electric generator was invented by Michael Faraday. Almost all present day electric power is used by using Michael Faraday's idea of the generator.
  • Labor Reform Laws

    Labor Reform Laws
    The labor reform laws were meant to limit the work days as opposed to working all day everyday. It limited children to 8 hours a day and banned women from working in mines.
  • The First Telegraph

    The First Telegraph
    The first telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1837. The Morse code was named after series of clicks and dashes that Samuel's machine sent.
  • The Communist Manifesto

    The Communist Manifesto
    The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx. It was a pamphlet, originally called "The Manifesto of the Communist Party".
  • Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species
    Charles Darwin came up with the theory that plants and animals derived from a simpler life form, also known as Evolution. Other theories and ideas he came up with were: Natural Selection and Social Darwinism.
  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone
    The first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The first call was made to his assistant Thomas Watson.
  • The Invention of the Light Bulb

    The Invention of the Light Bulb
    The first light bulb was invented my Thomas Edison in 1879. The first light bulb he got to work was made of a carbon filament in his lab at Menlo Park.
  • The Invention of the First Combustion Engine

    The Invention of the First Combustion Engine
    The first combustion engine to work was made in 1885, however for many years before many people such as Christian Huygens, experimented with this idea.
  • The Invention of the First Commercial Automobile

    The Invention of the First Commercial Automobile
    The first commercial automobile was invented in 1886 by Carl Benz, hence where Mercedes Benz' name came from. It was the first gasoline run automobile although didn't go fast.
  • Interpretation of Dreams

    Interpretation of Dreams
    The idea of interpreting dreams was first thought by Sigmund Freud. He believed that our human behavior was strictly determined by out subconscious.
  • Assembly Line

    Assembly Line
    The first assembly line was created by Henry Ford as a way to speed up the process of making cars. This method also made the products being manufactured to be safer, and more accurate.