Science

Scientific Revolution

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Corpernicus

    Corpernicus
    Claims the Universe is heliocentric
  • James Hargreaves

    James Hargreaves
    Invents the spinning jenny
  • Adam Smith

    Adam Smith
    Publishes Wealth of nations
  • James Watt

    James Watt
    Perfects the steam engine
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney
    Invents the cotton gin
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton
    Invents the first steamboat
  • Suez canal

    Opening of the Suez Canal
  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx
    Writes The Communist Manifesto
  • Marie Curie

    Marie Curie
    Receives Nobel Prize for her work with radioactivity and its ability to cure some dieases
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein
    Publishes article on the theory of relativity
  • Factory Act of 1833

    Factory Act of 1833
    Limits work hours for women and children