IR Timeline
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Updated: 24 May 2022
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Created byRishi Vempati
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1712 - The steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen
which didn't work much but was a key idea for the future1764 - The spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves
which spins more than one thread at a time
making it very is efficient.1769 - James Watt improved the steam engine
and designing a more efficient version which is
crucial for steam trans, ships and factories1794 - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin which
makes it easier to separate cotton seeds from
cotton fibers.1844 - Samuel Morse invented the telegraph
which allows messages to be sent very quickly
over a wire.1846 - Elias howe invents the sewing machine
which allows clothes to be made at a large in
factories.1853 - Elisha Otis invents the elevator safety
break which keep them from falling and made
people more confident in traveling via escalator
in taller buildings.Jan 1855 - Henry Bessemer invents the
Bessemer Process for making steel out of iron
more quickly and cheaply1866 - Alfred Nobel creates the dynamite which
creates a safer way to blow up things.1870 - Louis Pasteur invented vaccines for sick
people which are now used all around the
world.
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