The Industrial Revolution By hannah.robinson Jan 1, 1712 Steam Engine was invented Period: Jan 1, 1712 to Oct 1, 1908 The Industrial Revolution Jan 1, 1764 The Spinning Jenny was invented Jan 1, 1769 James Watt improves Steam Engine Jan 1, 1794 Eli Whitney patents Cotton Gin Jan 1, 1844 Samuel Morse invents telegraph Jan 1, 1846 Elias Howe invents sewing machine Jan 1, 1853 Elisha Otis invents elevator safety brake Jan 1, 1870 Louis Pasteur developes vaccines for diseases Mar 1, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone Oct 1, 1879 Thomas Edison uses light bulb to light lamp May 1, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opens Dec 1, 1903 Orville Wright makes first powered airplane flight Oct 1, 1908 Henry Ford creates Model T.