Industrial Revolution Timeline

Steam Engine

Apr 10, 1698

An engine that uses the expansion of steam to generate power. It was invented in 1698 but had many things wrong so it was improved in 1712.

Fountain pen

Apr 12, 1827

Lewis Waterman invented the Fountain pen. Then later was modified a few times to get the pen we use today.

Plows

Apr 11, 1837

John Deere invented the plow in the middle-west. It helped farm faster.

Sewing Machine

Apr 11, 1846

Elias Howe patented the first sewing machine. The invention helped clothes to get produced faster.

Safety pin

Apr 12, 1849

Walter Hunt invented the Safety pin. he invented to pay a fifteen-dollar debt to a friend.

Mason jar

Apr 12, 1858

John Mason invented the Mason jar. In 1915 it was improved to the mason jar we use today.

Barbed wire

Apr 11, 1873

Joseph Glidden invented Barbed wire. The normal wood that they made fences with got to expensive so he decided to invent Barbed wire fences.

Cable car

Apr 11, 1873

Andrew Hallidie invented the Cable car. They spread to many different cities and they where used by many people to get around.

Dissolvable Pills

Apr 11, 1886

William Erastus Upjohn invented Dissolvable Pills. Before 1883 that there was only liquid medication. In 1883 they had pills that didn't dissolve. then in 1886 they made the first dissolving pills.

Flexible Flyer Sled

Apr 11, 1889

Samuel Leeds Allen was issued a patent for the Flexible Flyer Sled. The sleds where made in Jersey.

Radio

Apr 11, 1901

The radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi. His compony save all the surviving lives of the Titanic with the radio. In 1909 he shared the Nobel Prize for his radio.

Calculator

Apr 12, 1982

William Seward Burroughs patented the Calculator. but then many people perfected it to the Calculator use today.