Industrial Revolution Timeline

Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1760 to Jan 1, 1860

Water Frame

Mar 8, 1769

Inventor: Samuel Slater
Invention: Water Frame
Date Invented: 1769
Effect: Started mill industry

Cotton Gin

Mar 8, 1793

Inventor: Eli Whitney
Invention: Cottin Gin
Date Invented: 1793
Effects: Led to cottin boom & revolutionized cottin industry

Interchangeable Parts

Mar 8, 1798

Inventor: Eli Whitney
Invention: Interchangeable Parts
Date Invented: 1798
Effects: made industry more profitable & allowed goods to be moved easier.

Steamboat

Mar 8, 1807

Inventor: Robert Fulton
Invention: Steamboat
Date Invented: 1807
Effects: Allowed goods to be moved easier & increased trade and profit.

Locomotive (America)

Mar 8, 1830

Inventor: Peter Cooper
Invention: Locomotive
Date Invented: 1830
Effects: increased speed of transportation and travel.

Harvesting Machine Reaper

Mar 8, 1831

Inventor: Cyrus McCormick
Invention: Harvesting Machine Reaper
Date Invented: 1831
Effects: Increased wheat production.

Telegraph

Mar 8, 1832

Inventor: Samuel F. B. Morse
Invention: Telegraph
Date Invented: 1832
Effects: Made communication easier.

Steel Plow

Mar 8, 1837

Inventor: John Deere
Invention: Steel Plow
Date Invented: 1837
Effects: made farming easier

Sewing Machine

Mar 8, 1851

Inventor: Isaac Singer
Invention: Sewing Machine
Date Invented: 1851
Effects: Made clothing production more efficient