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The Industrial Revolution
The invention of machines began and they help us with everyday life. -
Invention of lightning rod
The lightning rod which was invented by Benjamin Franklin was placed on the top of a building. When lightning hits the building, the rod would asborb the lightning and prevent anyone from being hurt. -
Invention of Spinning Yenny
James Hargreaves invented this to make it easier for people to sow. -
Patent of spinning frame
Richard Arkwright was an English industrialist who patented the water-powered spinning frame in 1769, and founded the world's first hydraulic cotton factory in Cromford, Derbyshire in 1771, one of the forerunners of the Industrial Revolution. -
Spinnig Mule
The spinning mule was used to spin cotton and other fibres in the mill. -
Invention of cotton gin
Was used to quickly and easily seperate cotton fibres from their seeds. -
Invention of the battery
The voltaic pile was the batteries original name. -
The British banned slave trade.
This law was put into place because it was unfair towards dark skinned people and it breaches their rights. -
Invention of steam boat
A ship that uses steam power to sail on the seas. -
Invention of electromagnet
The electromagnet is a type of magnet that has a magnetic field that is produced by the flow of an electric current. -
Invention of the telegraph
The telegraph was used by people to communicate to each other using morse code. -
Invention of facsimile
Facsimile is a word for 'make alike'. Alexander Bain made copies of famous books so that people had a resource to use for studies in history. -
Invention of the sewing machine
This machine was used in factories so that people didn't need to make their own clothes. -
Invention of Bassemer Method for processing steel
Henry Bessemer invents a process for making steel out of iron. Having a way to make steel more quickly and more cheaply helps the production of building and leads to the growth of cities. -
The theory of evolution
Charles Darwin spent years taking notes and finally showed everyone his theory. -
Creation of dynamite
Dynamite creates a massive and lethal explosion. Was usually used to create holes to dig into. -
Louis Pasteur develops vaccunes for diseases.
A chemist named Louis Pasteur believed that germs caused disease. Using this information, he created vaccines that helped prevent many common diseases, which helped people live longer. -
Invention of the first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone. He made the first call to Thomas A. Watson saying "Mr. Watson come here; I want you". Telephones first appeared in England but soon traveled to America. The first telephone in America appeared in Wisconsin in 1877. -
Thomas Edison invents the incandescent lamp.
The incandescent lamp is an electric light which produces light with a filament wire heated to a high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows. -
The Brooklyn Bridge opens.
It was used to get to each side of the city quicker. -
The first motorcycle was invented by Gottlieb Daimler.
This motorcycle had zero degrees of steering axis angle and no fork offset, which means it was a very unique motorcycle back then. -
The Induction electric motor was invented.
Nikola Tesla invented the motor. -
The first radio was invented.
Nikols Tesla invented the first radio after the Supreme Court rejected Marconi's invention of the radio. Not many people know Tesla created the radio. -
The first zeppelin was built.
A rigid airship that was first flown commercially in 1910 by Deutsche Luftschiffahrts. -
T Ford was made by Henry Ford.
Henry Ford created a car that was cheaper than any other cars on the market. This meant that more people could afford to buy a new car.