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Europe 1765
Hargreaves invents spinning Jerry -
Europe 1765
James Watt builds improved steam train -
America 1782
James Watt patents an improved steam engine making it useful as a power source in factories and other applications such as steam boats and trains. -
America 1791
Eli Watt's cotton gin built -
Europe 1825
Stephenson commissioned to construct a 30-mile railway from Liverpool to Manchester. -
America 1856
The Bessemer Process for making steel is invented by Henry Bessemer. This allowed for the mass production of inexpensive steel. -
Australia 1872
Overland telegraph links South Australia with Darwin in north -
Europe 1825
First camera