Industrial revolution

  • Johann Friedrich Bottger figures out how to make porcelain

    Johann was practically imprisoned until he figured out how to make porcelain.
  • Carding machine

    Carding machine

    The carding machine straightened cotton and fibers for spinning
  • Spinning Jenny

    The Spinning Jenny allowed the spinning of multiple threads at once
  • James Watt launched a steam engine

    James Watt launched a steam engine

    James' steam engine was an improvement upon earlier models
  • Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin

    The cotton gin allowed for easy separation of the seeds and fibers of the cotton plant.
  • Industrial Revolution begins in America

  • Swing Riots

    The swing riots were an uprising by agricultural workers in England.
  • Transmission of the first telegraphic message

    Samuel F. B. Morse sent the first telegraphic message over a live from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore.
  • The Lightbulb

    The Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison creates the lightbulb
  • Ford Model T

    Ford Model T

    Henry Ford creates his first car
  • WW1 begins

    WW1 begins Europe