The Industrial Revolution

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    The Industrial Revolution

  • Thomas Newcomen invents the steam engine

    Thomas Newcomen invents the steam engine

  • James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny

    James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny

  • James Watt improves the steam engine

    James Watt improves the steam engine

  • James Watt made more changes to the steam engine, enabling it to drive machinery.

    James Watt made more changes to the steam engine, enabling it to drive machinery.

  • Henry Cort develops puddling

    Henry Cort develops puddling

  • Edmund Cartwright invented a water powered loom

    Edmund Cartwright invented a water powered loom

  • Eli Whitney develops the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney develops the cotton gin

  • Robert Fulton builds the first paddle-wheel steamboat

    Robert Fulton builds the first paddle-wheel steamboat

  • Slave trade is banned in Britain

    Slave trade is banned in Britain

  • Alfred Ely Beach invented the typewriter

    Alfred Ely Beach invented the typewriter