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The Spinning Jenny was invented
a British carpenter and weaver James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny. The machine mad it easier and faster to make cloth by spinning more than one ball of yarn at a time. The rapid mechanization of the textile industry spurred a period of growth. The invention of things like the Spinning Jenny shifting the focus of economic and social life from the countryside to the expanding cities. -
The Improved Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen first invented the Steam engine in 1712 but, it was not useful until James Watt improved upon the design. It became one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution by powering trains, steamboats, and factories. Steam engines were the power of the Industrial Revolution. The use of the Steam Engine allowed for more reliable power.
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The spinning mule is invented by Samuel Crompton
The machine made it easier to produce cotton yarn and thread. The spinning mule allowed one person to work more than 1,000 spindles at the same time. The invention helped with the production of clothes. As well as improving the clothing industry. -
Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin
Eli Whitney created a machine that helped separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber more efficiently. It greatly reduced the time it took to clean cotton. This also increased the amount of money southern states made from cotton crops. Cotton growing became so profitable for the planters that it greatly increased their demand for both land and slave labor. -
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in 1844 the machine allowed messages to be sent quickly over a wire. By 1860, telegraph wires stretch from the east coast of the United States west of the Mississippi River.The telegraph was an very influential factor of the enhancement of larger and more efficient economic markets. Because of the invention nationwide markets came into existence. -
Elias Howe invents the sewing machine
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine in 1846. Because of this clothes could be made in large factories. Because of inventions like these, clothing production became much easier and much cheaper. People could now afford to buy more clothing more often, marking the beginnings of the clothing industry that we know today. -
The Bessemer Method for processing steel is invented
Henry Bessemer invented a process for making steel out of iron. This new process reduced the cost, time, and labor needed to make steel. Thus, benefiting the growth of cities and production of buildings. The invention widely impacted the US’s construction of everything from buildings, boats, bridges, and railroads. It also allowed the creation of some of the most incredible construction projects in history. -
Alfred Nobel creates dynamite
Alfred Nobel invented a safer way to blast holes in mountains or the ground than simply lighting black powder called dynamite. Dynamite is important in clearing paths to build things such as roads and railroad tracks. This invention helped to build the Industrial Revolution. Dynamite was used to clear space for things such as buildings and railroads. -
The building of a transcontinental railroad
The United States began building a transcontinental railroad to connect the East Coast with the West Coast. Work progresses from both sides of the country, meeting at Promontory, Utah. The building of this railroad was very important. It further developed transportation and travel. -
Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases
A chemist named Louis Pasteur believed that germs caused disease. Because of this, he created vaccines that helped prevent many common diseases. The previous life expectancy of a person was 28 and because of these vaccines that number rose. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
Though he didn't invent it Alexander Graham Bell was the first to get a patent for the telephone. The telephone created the ability to communicate over long distances faster. Telephones made it easier for businesses to communicate with each other as well as, cut down on the amount of time it took to send messages to each other. As the telephone network grew, it also expanded the area that a business could reach. -
Thomas Edison uses a light bulb to light a lamp
Thomas Edison created a light bulb that lasted longer than other designs and showed it off by lighting a lamp. Edison's light bulbs allow people to do many things at night, such as work, that used to only happen during the day. The light bulb helped to establish social order after sundown. As well as extended the workday well into the night, and allowed us to navigate and travel safely in the dark. -
The Brooklyn Bridge opens
After 13 years of construction the Brooklyn Bridge finished in New York City and opened. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It made it much easier to travel north up the coast from San Francisco. It also symbolized a new era for people of the bay area. -
Orville Wright makes the first powered airplane flight.
Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the first plane that is not powered by wind. This plane instead used a engine that they invented. Orville flied the plane for 12 seconds over a beach in North Carolina. This flight opened the commercial and military potential of aviation. As well as broad cultural implications of flight were surfaced. -
Henry Ford creates the Model T.
Henry Ford creates a type of car called the Model T. It is much cheaper than other cars because it is made on an assembly line, allowing many more people to buy cars. Not only did the production of the car have an affect on society but also the way it was made. Assembly lines were a fast and efficient way of production.
