The Industrial Revolution ~ By hschultz2020 Jan 1, 1629 Giovanni Branca - Steam Wheel Jan 1, 1698 Thomas Savery - First Steam Engine Jan 1, 1712 Thomas Newcomen - Atmospheric Steam Engine Mar 11, 1733 John Kay - Flying Shuttle Jan 1, 1751 Turnpikes For Horse-Drawn Wagons Jan 1, 1764 James Hargreaves - Spinning Jenny Jan 1, 1764 James Hargreaves - Finished Spinning Jenny Jan 1, 1769 Richard Arkwright - Patents Spinning Frame Jan 1, 1769 James Watt Improves Steam Engine Jan 1, 1779 Samuel Crmpton - Spinning Mule Jan 1, 1785 Power Loom Invented Jan 1, 1791 John Fitch - Patented Steamboat Jan 1, 1793 Samuel Slater - First Industrial Mill In U. S. Jan 1, 1794 Cotton Gin Patented Jan 1, 1798 Eli Whitney - Interchangeable Parts For Muskets Jan 1, 1804 Richard Trevithick - First Steam Locomotive On Rails Jan 1, 1807 Embargo Act Jan 1, 1811 Cumberland Road Begins Jan 1, 1817 Erie Canal Begins Mar 8, 1817 New York Stock Exchange Founded Jan 1, 1823 Lowell, Massachusetts Founded Jan 1, 1831 Faraday's Electric Discovery Jan 1, 1837 John Deere Creates First Steel Plow Jan 1, 1837 Roland Hill - Adhesive Postage Stamp Jan 1, 1866 Telegraph Cable Laid Across Atlantic Mar 7, 1876 Bell Telephone Patented Jan 1, 1879 Electric Railways Began To Be Used