Industrial Revolution Timeline

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  • Abraham Darby

    Abraham Darby

    Sand Casting - make metal components of all sizes, ranging from a few ounces to several tons
  • Thomas Newcomen

    Thomas Newcomen

    Steam Engine - as the prime mover in pumps, locomotives, steam ships, traction engines, steam lorries and other road vehicles
  • James Hargreaves

    James Hargreaves

    Spinning Jenny - revolutionise the process of cotton spinning
  • Richard Arkwright

    Richard Arkwright

    Water Frame - made it possible to mass produce strong yarn and reduced the need to spin cotton by hand
  • James Watt

    James Watt

    Watt Steam Engine - to pump water
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney

    Cotton Gin - revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber
  • Robert Owen

    Robert Owen

    Sea Island Cotton - served as a lucrative crop for local planters
  • Alessandro Volta

    Alessandro Volta

    Electric Battery - powering electrical devices
  • George Stephenson

    George Stephenson

    Steam Locomotive - railway transport
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    Steamboat - commercial and passenger transportation along the Mississippi River and other inland U.S. rivers
  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx

    The Communist Manifesto - formed the basis for the modern communist movement
  • John Wesley

    John Wesley

    Celluloid - producing cheaper jewellery, jewellery boxes, hair accessories and many items that would earlier have been manufactured from ivory, horn or other expensive animal products.