The Industrial Revolution By burger035 Period: Jan 1, 1740 to Dec 31, 1920 The industrial Revolution Jan 1, 1750 Enclosures of farming land accerlate in Britain Jan 1, 1767 James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny Jan 1, 1769 Richard Arkwright invents the water frame Apr 17, 1779 Samual Crompton invents the spinning mule Jan 1, 1781 James watt invents a steam engine to drive machinery Jan 1, 1783 Henry Cort puddling to produce wrought iron Jan 1, 1785 Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom Jan 1, 1788 First fleel arrives at botany bay Jan 1, 1790 First textile factory built in the USA Jan 1, 1829 George Stephson develops the Rocket, a working locomotive Jan 1, 1830 Gas street lighting common in Britain Jan 1, 1838 Brunel's Steamship The Great Western crosses the Atlantic Jan 1, 1844 Samual Morse sends first successful telegraph message Jan 1, 1853 US warships visit Japan Jan 1, 1856 Bessemer enables mass production of steel Apr 17, 1869 Suez Canal opens Jan 1, 1871 unifacation accelerates industrialisation of germany Jan 1, 1872 Overland Telegraph connects Australia to Asia Jan 1, 1876 alexander graham Bell invents the telephone Jan 1, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first reliable electric light bulb Jan 1, 1889 Effiel Tower completed in France Jan 1, 1903 Wright Brothers invent modern flight Jan 1, 1904 Trans-Siberian Railway accelerates Russian industrilisation Jan 1, 1913 Henry Ford mass produces the Model T Ford
