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abraham darby discovers how to make coke from coal, making a more efficient fule in the production of iron
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thomas newcomen builds a steam engine to pump water from coalmines
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steam powered mills with automatic weaving machines begin to be built
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isambard brunel starts building a tunnel under the thames river work is completed in 1842
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the steamship great eastern laying the first successful atlantic cable
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the first ten-storey skyscraper is built in chicago and the longest suspension brige at this time the brookyn bridge in new you york is completed
