1775Jesse Ramsden Invents the Modern Screw-Cutting Lathe

Jesse Ramsden invents the modern screw-cutting lathe.
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⚙️ James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny

James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny (1764)
Industrial RevolutionTextile IndustryManufacturingMechanization
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ John Wilkinson's Boring Machine Invention

John Wilkinson invents his boring machine, considered by some to be the first machine tool.
John Wilkinson's Boring Machine Invention (1774)
Industrial RevolutionMachine ToolsManufacturingMechanical Engineering
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ Jesse Ramsden Invents the Modern Screw-Cutting Lathe

Jesse Ramsden Invents the Modern Screw-Cutting Lathe (1775)
ManufacturingIndustrial RevolutionPrecisionMachine ToolsMechanization
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🪵 Samuel Bentham Invents Plywood

Samuel Bentham Invents Plywood (1797)
WoodworkingManufacturingIndustrial Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ Invention of the Modern Planing Machine

James Fox invents the modern planing machine, though Matthew Murray of Leeds and Richard Roberts of Manchester have also been credited at times with its invention.
Invention of the Modern Planing Machine (1814)
Industrial RevolutionManufacturing
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔨 James Nasmyth Invents the Steam Hammer

James Nasmyth Invents the Steam Hammer (1839)
Industrial RevolutionSteam PowerManufacturingMechanization
United KingdomUnited Kingdom