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Flying Shuttle
John Kay's flying shuttle. -
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Industrial Revolution
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machine
First threshing machine. -
The Beggining
- Where did it start? It started in the United Kingdom then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe, North America, Japan and eventually the rest of the world.
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What is it?
- What is it? It is changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times.
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James
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny, automating weaving the warp (in the weaving of cloth) -
water
Arkwright's "water" (powered) frame automates the weft. -
liverpool
Bridgewater Canal extended to the Mersey, thus connecting with Liverpool. Its success kicks off extensive canal construction ("canal mania"). -
Newcomen
Watt's first efficient steam engine, much more efficient than the Newcomen. -
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Canal establishes a cross-England route connecting the Mersey to the Trent and connecting the industrial Midlands to the ports of Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull. -
firat steam powered mills
First steam powered mills. Crompton's "mule" combines Hargreaves' and Arkwright's machines, fully automating the weaving process. -
How long did it last?
- How long did it last? The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850.
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engine
Arkwright puts a Watt engine in the Albion cotton mill, Blackfriars Bridge, London. -
links
Thames-Severn Canal links the Thames to the Bristol Channel. -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney develops his cotton gin (a device to clean raw cotton). -
Who did it affect?
- How long did it last? The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850.
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locomotive
Robert Trevithick demonstrates a steam locomotive. -
steamboat
Robert Fulton's Clermont first successful steamboat. -
magnet
Faraday demonstrates electro-magnetic rotation, the principle of the electric motor