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James Watt developed the design sporadically from 1763 to 1775 with support from Matthew Boulton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt_steam_engine
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In 1770, the hand- made spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves.
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the model was invented in 1787 by Robert Fulton with the help of Robert R. Livingston, former U.S. minister to France. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/steamboat/#:~:text=In%201787%2C%20John%20Fitch%20demonstrated,former%20U.S.%20minister%20to%20France.
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it was designed in 1785 by Edmund Cartwright. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_loom#:~:text=The%20first%20power%20loom%20was,looms%20in%20operation%20in%20England.
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It was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney. Its purpose was to take seeds out of cotton.
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Steam locomotives were first developed in the United Kingdom during the early 19th century and used for railway transport until the middle of the 20th century. Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive in 1802. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive
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The very first photograph was invented in 1826 and made by Joseph Nicephore Niepce.
https://mymodernmet.com/first-photograph-photography-history/#:~:text=The%20world's%20first%20photograph%E2%80%94or,Ni%C3%A9pce%20in%201826%20or%201827. -
On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore.
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Nitroglycerin was first invented by Italian chemist Ascanio Sobrero (1812–1888) in 1846. In its natural liquid state, nitroglycerin is very volatile. Nobel understood this and in 1866 discovered that mixing nitroglycerin with silica would turn the liquid into a malleable paste called dynamite.
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In 1846, Elias Howe invented a sewing machine as another way to make clothes. https://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_howe_1.html
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the telephone was invented between 1876 - 1877 by Alexander Graham Bell as a communication device. https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/history/changing-the-world/phones-for-everyone/the-invention-of-the-telephone#:~:text=It%20was%20at%20this%20time,Washington%20on%20February%2014%2C%201876.
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Karl Benz patented the three-wheeled Motor Car, known as the "Motorwagen," in 1886. It was the first true, modern automobile. Benz also patented his own throttle system, spark plugs, gear shifters, a water radiator, a carburetor and other fundamentals to the automobile. https://www.livescience.com/37538-who-invented-the-car.html#:~:text=Karl%20Benz%20patented%20the%20three,other%20fundamentals%20to%20the%20automobile.
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