Industrial Revolution Timeline

  • Abraham Darby

    Abraham Darby
    Born in 1677 he was best known for making many things like sand casting. He died in 1717 due to illness
  • The Flying Shuttle

    The Flying Shuttle
    Made in 1733, it was used for industrializing weaving and cut the work time in half.
  • Edmund Cartwright

    Edmund Cartwright
    Born in 1743, he graduated from oxford at a young age. He would later go on to make the power loom
  • Jeremy Bentham

    Jeremy Bentham
    Born in 1748, he made a prison system called the Panopticon. He died in 1832 due to old age
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton
    Born in 1765, he made the first successful steam boat in 1807. His first prototype was built in 1803 and almost sunk.
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    James Watt made the steam engine in 1776 and had many uses. It was famously used in the steam boat.
  • The cotton gin

    The cotton gin
    Made by Eli Whitney in 1794, it was used to boost the cotton production speed. It separates the cotton from the seeds.
  • Rail Transportation

    Rail Transportation
    George Stephenson made this in 1814 he made the first locomotive . In 1830, the first train station opened
  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx
    Born in Prussia in 1818 he is known for helping make the Communist Manifesto. He had many theories about Communism.
  • Elias Howe

    Elias Howe
    Born in 1819, Elias Howe is most known making the sewing machine. The sewing machine is still used to this day.
  • The telegraph cable

    The telegraph cable
    Made by Cyrus Field in 1854, it was used for trying to be able send a message across the ocean through telegraphing. It was tried many times but failed.
  • Celluloid

    Celluloid
    John Wesley invented this in 1869 as an artificial replacement for ivory. Billiard balls were originally made from ivory but was switched to celluloid.