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Thomas Newcombe invents the steam engine
first practical steam engine for pumping water -
Charles Townshed develops four year crop rotation
Charles Townshend invented the 4-year crop rotation system. It allowed for better soil and crops. -
Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
sowed the seeds in neat rows -
The Industrial Revolution begins
where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times. -
James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny
The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn -
Henry Ford invents the assembly line
Assembly lines are designed for the sequential organization of workers, tools or machines, and parts. -
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds -
Robert Blakewell uses selective breeding
particularly notable as the first to implement systematic selective breeding of livestock -
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb
He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication -
Karl Marx writes the Communist Manifesto
Marx honestly thought that Communism would help mankind. He wrote the manifesto in an attempt to make others see his points!