Industrial Revolution By amandaaamodeo Jan 1, 1712 Invention of the Newcomen steam engine Period: Jan 1, 1712 to Jan 1, 1830 Industrial Revolution Timeline Jan 1, 1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle Jan 1, 1764 James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny Jan 1, 1769 Richard Arkwright Patents the water frame Jan 1, 1779 Sammuel Crompton perfects the spinning mule Jan 1, 1781 James Watt patents a seriesof improvements on the Newcomen engine makeing it more efficient Feb 25, 1785 Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom Feb 25, 1793 Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin Feb 25, 1807 Robert Fulton begins steamboat serviceon the Hudson River Feb 25, 1830 George Stephenson begind rail service between Liverpool and London