The Industrial Revolution

  • Improved Steam Engine

    Improved Steam Engine
    James Watt invents a improved steam engine. This steam engine is more efficent and pts out more power than the first one.
  • Electric Telegraph

    Georges Louis Lesage patents the electric telegraph. This is a big step because now the telegraph is made more practical.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    The cotton gin which made the separation of cotton seeds from fiber much faster. Now cotton was separated and produced faster which equals more money for the owners.
  • Battery

    Battery
    Count Alessandro Volta invented the battery. The battery was a very important invetion because we still use it today for many things.
  • First Telegraph

    In 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse created the telegraph. This telegraph wasn't very practical but it opened up many oportunities for improvision on it.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    Elias Howe created the sewing machine which revolutionized the manufacture of clothing.
  • A type of Sewing Machine

    Isaac Singer invents a sewing machine too. It is similar to others made in the same time period.
  • Modern Typriter

    Modern Typriter
    Christopher Scholes invents the first practical and modern typewriter.
  • Tungsten Steel

    Tungsten Steel
    Robert Mushet invents tungsten steel.
  • Traffic Lights

    J P Knight invents traffic lights.
  • Four-Wheeled Motor Vehicle

    Four-Wheeled Motor Vehicle
    Gottlieb Daimler builds the world’s first four-wheeled motor vehicle. It is a open concept vehicle and couldn't be used in snow, ice or rain.
  • Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone. This is one of the most commonly known invetions because we still use it today.
  • Cylinder Phonograph

    Cylinder Phonograph
    Thomas Edison invents the cylinder phonograph or tin foil phonograph.
  • Metal Dector

    Metal Dector
    Alexander Graham Bell invents the first crude metal detector. This is a very usefull invetion in the modern world we live in today. It prevnts a lot of crime every year.
  • Roll Film

    Roll Film
    David Houston patents the roll film for cameras. The roll film was the first step in the process towards the modern video cameras we have today.
  • Steam Turbine

    Charles Parson patents the steam turbine. The steam turbine was so important to its time because it was used for providing power to factories, cars, ships, and trains. This invetion literally spread the products of the Industrial Revolution.
  • AC Motor and Transformer

    AC Motor and Transformer
    Nikola Tesla invents the AC motor and transformer. The transformer is used today to distribute and control amounts of electricity for many purposes. The AC motor is used in small toys, electric motors and also cars that have eectric motors in them.
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    Thomas Savery completed a type of steam engine and patented it.
  • The First Successfully Recieved Radio Transmition

    The First Successfully Recieved Radio Transmition
    The first radio receiver, successfully received a radio transmission. This was a great start to comunication over electronic devices. This also was another step that led to cell phones.
  • First Model T Sold

    First Model T Sold
    First Model T sold. The Model T was the first mass produced practical car for middle and upper class people of its time. The picture is an add for the car. This car replaced horse drawn carriges and paved a new path for efficent and very fast cars in our modern world today.