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First Industrial Revolution
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Invention of the Steam Engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be transformed, by a connecting rod and flywheel, into rotational force for work. -
Publication of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adams Smith
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations. -
Invention of the locomotive
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Invention of the Bessemer converter
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Invention of the telephone
The invention of the telephone was the culmination of work done by many individuals, and led to an array of lawsuits relating to the patent claims of several individuals and numerous companies. -
Invention of the combustion engine
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Second Industrial Revolution
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Presentation of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell
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Invention of the ligth bulb
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Presentation of the first automobile
Development started as early as the 17th century with the invention of the first steam-powered vehicle,[1] which led to the creation of the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation. -
Wireless telegraph
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Fligth of the Wright Brothers
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Beginning pf the Ford Model T