Inventors of the Industrial Revolution By celigoj Jan 1, 1764 James Hargraves Period: Jan 1, 1764 to Jan 1, 1917 Timespan Feb 1, 1776 James Watt Invented The Steam Engine Jan 1, 1792 William Murdoch Invented Gas Lighting Jan 1, 1814 George Stephenson Invented The First Locomotive Jan 1, 1831 Michael Faraday Genrated Electricity For The Firs Time Jan 1, 1872 Karl Benz Invented The First Internal-Combustion Powed Car Jan 1, 1874 Alexander Grahau Bell Invented The First Telephone Jan 1, 1903 Writght Brother Took The First Flight Jan 1, 1917 Henry Ford Inveted the first car