The Industrial Revolution (1750-1900)

By: Isabelle Silva Joaquina DiazMonse CastañedaJorge Ortiz

1 Jan 1764

A illiterate carpenter named James Hargreaves invents the spinning

jenny. This allowed weavers to double their productivity. This meant

that one man could do the work of over eight other people. This lead

to people become angry at Hargreaves. The Luddites destroyed many

of the spinning jenny’s.

Carbonated Water Invented

1 Jan 1767Invented by Joseph Priestley by combining water and carbon dioxide. This is a significant advancement because this allowed for new drinks to be made and the birth of a soda industry.

1st Jan, 1769

James Watt in association with Matthew Bolton greatly

improves the steam engine. It is used to lift coal out of mines

and drive great hammers in the iron industry and to power

spinning and weaving machines such as the Spinning Jenny

and the Flying Shuttle.

Electric Telegraph3 Jun 1774Georges Louis Lesage patented the electric telegraph in 1774 and forever changed the way people communicated. Although his first design had one wire for each letter of the alphabet and only connected two rooms of the house, it was the start of a revolution.

21st Aug, 1787

John Fitch made the first ever successful trial of a

steamboat on the Delaware River. Pistons forced air

through the water, propelling the boat without

flooding the engine.

1st Jan, 1794

Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin.

His invention revolutionized the cotton industry.

It allowed cotton to be collected with hundreds less people.

1st Jan, 1796

Edward Jenner created the vaccine for smallpox.

Edward Jenner born in England in 1749 discovered the first

vaccine for smallpox. He found that milkmaids who had been

infected with cowpox, a much less deadly disease, did not

contract smallpox. To test his theory he injected an eight year

old boy with cowpox and six weeks later exposed him to

smallpox. The eight year old boy did not show any symptoms

of smallpox.

1st Jan, 1800

The first conventional battery is invented.

Alessandro Volta invented the first battery called the

Voltaic Pile.

It was the first practical method of generating electricity.

The Voltaic Pile however could not generate electricity for

a long period of time.

Steam Boat Trips in America7 Aug 1807Robert Fulton used WAtt's new steam engine to create a boat that was powered by it. He based a company on this new boat and traveled the rivers of America in them.

Tin Can Invented1 Jan 1810This sealed container was used in packaging food to troops for the British and is significant in that it made food portable without spilling and led to the development of packaged food.

steam engine train31 Jan 1811John Blenkinsop develops first practical locomotive using the steam engine from Watt.

1st Jan, 1817

The first ever bicycle was the Walking

Machine invented by Baron von Drais.

It was made to move around the royal gardens.

It had two wheels of the same size and a

steerable frame.

It was propelled by pushing your feet along the

ground as there were no pedals.

Stethoscope Invented1 Jan 1819René Laënnec is the man who invented the stethoscope that is used to listen to heart and lung sounds that are difficult to hear with the ear alone. This is significant for medicine because conditions could be identified with this trumped like device.

1st Jan, 1825

The typewriter is invented.

Alfred Ely Beach born in the USA was the

inventor of the typewriter.

The original typewriter had a keyboard whose

casing was in alphabetical order.

The keyboard style was changed to the QWERTY

system that we know today because the ink

would smudge if you typed letters close to each

other too frequently.

None of the first typewriters were successful as

they were not seen as a useful invention.

1st Jan, 1827

The first ever photo was taken

In the summer of 1827 Joseph

Niepce took the first ever

photographic image.

Prior to this event people only

used the camera for viewing and

drawing a certain area, not

making photographs.

First American Typewriter Pattented1 Jan 1829William Austin Burt pattented the Typographer which was the first typewriter in the United States. This improved writing because it made consistent letter marks on a consistent physical paper structure.

1st Jan, 1830

George Stephenson begins a railway service between Liverpool

and Manchester

The railway allowed goods to be transported safely.

Very heavy goods such as coal, iron and clay could not be transported

by road.

Safe, fast and cheap transport meant cheaper goods and therefore more

customers could afford the goods.

1st Jan, 1836

Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph.

Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, which allowed

messages to be sent quickly over a wire.

In 1860, there was a telegraph wire which spread from

the east of the USA to the south.

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1st Jan, 1836

Invention of the revolver.

In 1836 Samuel Colt invented the first ever revolver and

named it after himself the “Colt”.

The weapon was equipped with a revolving cylinder

which chambers six rounds and an innovative cocking

device.

Bicycle Invented1 Jan 1839Invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, this invention created a faster way to transport oneself. The bicylce allowed someone to pedal in order to propel the machine without placing their feet on the ground. Made a different way to transport

someone rather than walking.

Magnetic Telegraph Company1 May 1845Samuel Morse began his company based on his improved ideas of the telegraph and the language he has created for it.

1st Jan, 1846

The sewing machine was invented.

Elias Howe was awarded a patent in 1846

for the first commercially viable sewing

machine.

It is what the printing press was to books,

an invention that sped up a thousand fold

the processing of textiles into marketable

goods.

Transatlantic Telegraph Cable Laid16 Aug 1858This cable that ran from Ireland to Newfoundland improved communication by shortening the time to communicate across sea.

1st Jan, 1866

Alfred Nobel invents dynamite.

Alfred Nobel was born in 1833 in Switzerland and

was the inventor of dynamite.

It was the most explosive device in the world at

the time.

Nobel did not want to be remembered for

explosions so he created the Nobel Prize.

1st Jan, 1873

Barbed wire is invented

The American wild west was revolutionised by the

simple invention of barbed wire. This allowed

ranchers and cowboys to contain their land and

keep it from animals such as wolves and coyotes.

Telephone Patented14 Feb 1876Alexander Graham Bell patents one of the most important inventions in history. His telephone allowed parties to communicate with each other across large distances.

Telephone Switchboard Invented1 Jan 1877Invented by Tivadar Puskas while working for Thomas Edison that allowed networks to form between telephones and led.

1st Jan, 1879

Thomas Edison invents the first incandescent light bulb.

Thomas Edison born in 1874 was one of the most successful

inventors in the world.

He experimented with thousands of different materials before finding

the correct combination to make an incandescent light bulb.

The bulb lasted for 40 hours without burning out.

He eventually invented a bulb that lasted for 1500 hours.

1st Jan, 1880

The guillotine was invented

The guillotine was invented by Frenchman

Dr. Guillotine.

Guillotine was part of a political group, but

invented to guillotine to make executions

in France more humane.

Before this people had their limbs tied to

four oxen and pulled apart.

1st May, 1883

The Brooklyn Bridge was completed

After 13 years of construction the largest

suspension bridge of the time was completed

in New York.

The Brooklyn Bridge was designed by John

Roebling, Washington Roebling and David

Steinman.

1st Jan, 1885

The first motorcycle was invented.

The first ever motorcycle was invented in the late 19th century by

German engineer Gottlieb Daimler.

Daimler was born on March 17, 1834 in a village near Stuttgart,

Germany.

He gained factory experience at a young age and worked on the

prototype of the bike for years until he finally affected them.

1st Jan, 1886

The first automobile was invented

Karl Benz born in 1844 in Germany was the inventor of the

first car.

He and his wife founded the first ever petrol powered

automobile company, Mercedes Benz.

8th May, 1886

Coca Cola is sold to the public.

In May of 1886 Coca Cola was invented by Doctor

John Pemberton of Atlanta.

His bookkeeper Frank Robinson suggested the name

and also wrote the iconic logo of Coca Cola by hand.

Until 1905 the drink contained cocaine.

A.C. Motor pattented1 May 1888Nikola Tessla made the first A.C. electric motor (after inventing Alternating Current a few years before). This is the motor used in almost all electricly powered machines, even today.

15th Mar, 1892

The escalator is patented

On the 15th of March 1892 American inventor Jesse W. Reno

patented his moving stairs or as he called it, the inclined

elevator.

The escalator was originally used in amusement parks starting

with Coney Island.

1st Jan, 1900

The zeppelin is invented

A German military officer named Fernando von Zeppelin

invented a rigid framed airship, which he named after

himself.

During the zeppelin’s first ever flight it flew approximately

3.7 miles in 17 minutes.

The zeppelin was used in World War 1 by the Germans.

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