Industrial Revolution Key events By mcletayl Period: Jun 1, 1700 to Jun 1, 1900 Industrial Revolution Jul 18, 1712 Newcomen Steam Engine Jul 18, 1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle. Jul 18, 1769 Richard Arkwright patents the water frame. ◦James Watt patents a series of improvements on the Newcomen engine making it more efficient. Jul 18, 1793 Eli Whitney patenets the cotton gin. Jul 18, 1807 Robert Fulton begins steamboat service on the Hudson River Jul 18, 1830 George Stephenson begins rail service between Liverpool and London. Jul 18, 1836 Samuel F. B. Morse invents the telegraph Sep 21, 1840 Samuel Cunard begins transatlantic steamship service. Jul 18, 1856 Henry Bessemer develops the Bessemer converter. Jun 18, 1859 The first commercial oil well is drilled in Pennsylvania. Jul 17, 1866 Cyrus Field lays the first successful transatlantic cable. Jul 21, 1866 The Siemens brothers improve steelmaking by developing the open hearth furnace Dec 18, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the indandescent light bulb. Jul 12, 1892 Rudolf Diesel patents the diesel engine. Jul 18, 1899 Guglielmo Marconi invents the wireless. Jul 18, 1903 The Wright Brothers make the first successful airplane flight
