the industrial revolution By jordyn.enright.00 Mar 11, 1694 bank of english is established Mar 11, 1709 Abraham Darby develops a blast furnace capable of producing high-quality iron Mar 11, 1712 Thomas Newcombe develops the first practical steam engine Period: Mar 1, 1730 to Mar 11, 1780 The invention of new and larger spinning and weaving machines shifts the textile industry into factories Mar 11, 1750 Enclosures of farming land accelerate in Britain Mar 11, 1769 James Watt invents a steam engine capable of providing continuous power Mar 11, 1779 Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule Mar 11, 1783 – Henry Cort’s ‘puddling’ process further improves the quality of iron products Mar 11, 1783 - The United States of America is born when the American colonies win independence from Britain Mar 11, 1785 The Boulton and Watt steam engine is first used in textiles factories Mar 11, 1788 First British fleet arrives at Botany Bay (Sydney) Mar 11, 1789 – The French Revolution begins Mar 11, 1801 – The first official population census is taken in Britain Mar 11, 1803 British found the new colony of Van Diemen’s land (Tasmania) Mar 18, 1813 The first working steam locomotive train, known as Puffing Billy, is built Mar 18, 1825 The first English public steam railway (from Stockton to Darlington) is opened Mar 18, 1830 Railway building begins in France and Germany Mar 18, 1842 – Samuel Morse develops the single wire telegraph Mar 18, 1851 Australia’s gold rush begins Mar 18, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone Mar 18, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb Mar 18, 1889 – Eiffel Tower completed in Paris, France Mar 18, 1903 Wright brothers invent modern flight Mar 18, 1913 Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford automobile