revolutions timeline By travonjones Feb 11, 1543 copernicus claims the universe is helicentric Feb 12, 1764 james hargeaves invents the spinning jenny Feb 11, 1776 Adam smith publishes wealth of nations Feb 11, 1782 james watt perfects the steam engine Feb 11, 1794 Eli whitney invents the cotton gin Feb 11, 1804 robert fulton invents the first steam boat Feb 12, 1833 factory act of 1833 Feb 12, 1836 opening of the suez canal Feb 11, 1848 karl marx writes the communist manifesto Feb 12, 1904 marie curie recieves nobel prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some diseases Feb 12, 1908 albert einstein publishes article on the theory of relativity