y9 sose By Dimitrious 1709 Abraham Darby creates coke from coal 1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle allowing improved weaving capacity 1775 James Watt invents an effective steam engine. Richard Arkwright uses the Watt steam engine to power yarn manufacture on a single machine. 1793 Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, which processes large quantities of raw cotton. Period: 1811 to 1815 Luddite riots occur, in which workers fearful of machines taking their work, smash up machinery 1839 The first screw propelled ship is invented, the SS Archimedes 1846 Elias Howe invents the first sewing machine, allowing much faster production of clothing. 1859 Edwin Drake creates the first productive oil well 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone 1885 Karl Benz creates the first internal combustion automobile 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright carry out the first aeroplane flight 1908 Henry Ford creates the first car using a production line, the Model T Ford.