Industrial Revolution timeline
Category: Andere
Wurde aktualisiert: 19 Feb 2024
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1709- Abraham Darby leases the furnace1712- Thomas Newcomen invents the first steam engine1719- The silk factory is started by John Lombe.1761- The Bridgewater Canal opens1764- Thomas Newcomer steam engine is upgraded1774- The English inventor Samuel Crompton invented the Spinning Mule1800- Around 10 million tons of coal had been mined in Britain.1803- Cotton becomes Britain’s biggest export, overtaking wool.1811- The first large-scale Luddite riot took place in Arnold, Nottingham1825: The first passenger railway opens1830- George Stephenson created the first public inter-city rail line in the world1860- The first iron warship, HMS Warrior is launched.1912- The industry of Great Britain reaches its peak1914- World War One changes the industrial heartlands
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