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Jethrow Tull Invents the Seed Drill
This begins the agricultural revolution, a predessecor to the industrial revolution, and a time where many new innovations in the effieciency of farming were created. -
John Kay invents the Flying Shuttle
The first real innovation in the textile industry, the flying shuttle increased the workload that a textille worker could undertake. -
James Hagreaves inents the Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny allowed a worker to at least double the amount of output they put into their work -
The Boulton-Watt Is Invneted
The first usable steam engine was invented by James Watt, and Marketed by Matthew Boulton. While this was not the very first steam engine, (Newcomen Engine) it was the first one that produced enough steam to actually be used to turn gears, drive pistons, etc. -
Samuel Crompton Invents the Spinning Mule
A big step up in effeciency from the Spinning Jenny and Flying Shuttle, the Spinning mule was powered by a mule walking aroundin a circle to move gears. This was a huge help to the textille factory workers, and now they didn't have to push piano pedals welded to a huge machine for seventeen hours straight. -
Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin
This seemingly simple invnetion allowed the cotton that was growing in America's South to be used in the production of textiles, as opposed to importing pre burr-seperated cotton. -
Richard Trevethick Places his own variant of boulton watt on rail, Invents the first Steam Powered Train
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Robert Fulton Invnets the Steamboat
By placing the Boulton-Watt on a boat, Robert fulton succesfully invented the first steamboat, the Clarmont. -
Marx And Engel Publish the Communist Manifesto
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US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
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Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
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British Unions win right to strike
