industrial,economic,and scientific revolutions timelines By henanaya-diaz Feb 13, 1543 copernius claims the universe is helicentric copernius Feb 13, 1764 james hargreaves invents the spinning jerry james Feb 13, 1775 james watt perfects the steam engine james watt Feb 13, 1776 adam smith publishes wealth of nations adam smith Feb 13, 1794 eli whitney invents the cotton gin eli whitney Feb 13, 1807 robert fulton invents the first steam boat robert fulton Feb 13, 1833 factory act of 1833 limits work hours of women and children Feb 13, 1836 opening of the suez canal suez Feb 13, 1848 karl marx writes the communist manifesto karl marx Feb 13, 1904 marie curie receives nobel prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases marie curie Feb 13, 1905 albert einstein publishes article on the theory of relativity albert