The Industrial Revolution

Beginning of the Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Jan 1, 1733

The Seed Drill is Invented by Jethro Tull

Jan 1, 1701

Beginning of the Industrial Revolution

Jan 1, 1733

First Cotton Mill Invented

Jan 1, 1733

Children were used to man these machines

The Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1733 to Jan 1, 1914

The Steam Engine was Invented

Jan 1, 1775

Alexander Cumming Invents the Flush Toilet

Feb 1, 1775

Cotton Gin Invented by Eli Whitney

Mar 14, 1794

Robert Fulton Invents the Regular Steamboat Service on the Hudson River

Jan 1, 1807

Used to ferry livestock, produce and people across the Hudson River

Telegraph was Invented

Jan 1, 1836

Invented by Samuel F.B. Morse

Sewing Machine Invented

Jan 1, 1844

Invented by Elias Howe

Cyrus Field Invents the Transatlantic Cable

Jan 1, 1866

A Cable was laid along the ocean floor and stretched from Ireland to Newfoundland to provide faster communication between the two areas.

Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone

Jan 1, 1876

The Phonograph was Invented by Thomas Edison

Jan 1, 1877

Thomas Edison Invents the Lightbulb

Jan 1, 1879

Nikola Tesla Invents the Induction Electric Motor

Jan 1, 1888

The Diesel Engine is Invented by Rudolf Diesel

Jan 1, 1892

End of the Industrial Revolution

Dec 31, 1900

First Airplane Invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright

Dec 17, 1903

Model T Ford Invented by Henry Ford

Jan 1, 1908

Henry Ford Invents the Assembly Line

Jan 1, 1913

End of Industrial Revolution

Jan 1, 1914