Industrial Revolution Timeline By eseghers 1721 John Lombe's Factory was established One of the first factories built 1764 Spinning Jenny was invented 1792 The Vindication for the Rights of Women was published 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1796 Edward Jenner created the smallpox vaccine 1797 Samuel Bentham invents plywood 1804 The Steam Engine Locomotive was invented 1804 Hanaoka Seishu creates the first general anesthetic 1807 Robert Fulton created the Steamboat 1810 The first development of canned food was made by Nicolas Appert 1834 Moritz Jacobi created the first electric motor 1838 Samuel Morse invented the telegraph 1839 Edmond Becquerel invents the first solar cell 1842 John Lawes invents the first fertilizer 1848 Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls was held 1851 Crystal Palace was built 1862 Alexander Parkes invented the first plastic 1865 Slavery was abolished in the United States 1879 Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb 1885 Karl Benz invented the first automobile