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an old wooden box with some type of sewing machine in it

At some point in history, humankind established the elemental principle of harnessing and utilizing fire. This, many historians suggest, was the moment of transition from primitive to modern man. At the instant that this tool became manageable by a human hand, a world of possibilities was opened up. From the…

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an old spinning machine with wheels attached to it

Technology: Textile industry. The first cotton-spinning machine, invented in 1764 by the English weaver James Hargreaves.) Woodcut, 1887, later colouring. SIZE: 3214px × 2615px (24 MB) 27.2 cm × 22.1 cm @ 300 dpi The spinning capacity of the Jenny is eight times better than that of the old spinning wheel, but it still requires manpower. The invention of the Spinning Jenny machine was the beginning of the first industrial revolution.

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an old fashioned machine on display in a museum

1765: James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

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an old drawing of a spinning machine

Water Frame Invention in the Industrial Revolution - A significant invention of the Industrial Revolution was the water frame, which was invented by Richard Arkwright in 1769. Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and is remembered today for inventin

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Industrial Revolution Inventions and Inventors Worksheet - Free to print (PDF file).

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an old fashioned telescope on a wooden stand with brass fittings and nozzles

Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1876. It changed the world because it made communication much more easier. Before the telephone was invented, people had to go personally to someone's house to tell them something.

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