1765 ⟶ Watt's Steam Engine Enhancement and Steel Technology Advancement

James Watt enhances Newcomen's steam engine, allowing new st...
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⚙️ Thomas Newcomen Builds the First Commercial Steam Engine

Thomas Newcomen builds the first commercial steam engine to pump water out of mines. Newcomen's engine, unlike Thomas Savery's, uses a piston.⟶
Thomas Newcomen Builds the First Commercial Steam Engine (1712)
Industrial RevolutionSteam EngineMiningEnergy
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny

James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny.⟶
James Hargreaves Invents the Spinning Jenny (1764)
Industrial RevolutionTextile IndustryManufacturingMechanization
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ Watt's Steam Engine Enhancement and Steel Technology Advancement

James Watt enhances Newcomen's steam engine, allowing new steel technologies⟶
Watt's Steam Engine Enhancement and Steel Technology Advancement (1765)
Industrial RevolutionSteam EngineJames WattSteel ProductionManufacturing
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ James Watt Develops Improved Steam Engine

James Watt invents the improved steam engine utilizing a separate condenser.⟶
James Watt Develops Improved Steam Engine (1765)
Industrial RevolutionSteam EngineJames WattManufacturingEnergy
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚙️ James Watt Installs Improved Steam Engines

First improved steam engines installed by James Watt⟶
James Watt Installs Improved Steam Engines (1776)
Industrial RevolutionSteam EngineJames WattManufacturingEnergy
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