by Erik Sutton’s row Engineering Developments

1759 Bridgewater Canal First canal in Britain to run length independent of any river Did not use locks, was a more level canal

1764 Condenser Patented by Watt Essential part of all future steam engines Condenses steam that causes a vacuum that pulls down the cylinder

1771 Water Frame Spinning frame driven by water power Developed by Richard Arkwright Used in cotton industry after tax on cotton fabrics

1776 Iron Railroad Replaced wooden rails with iron Wagon ways evolved into tramways

1776 Steam Engine Came out of business partnership between Watt and Matthew Boluton because of Bolton’s factory First two engines delivered in 1776

1779 Spinning Mule Spins textile fibers into yarn in a continuous process Developed by Samuel Crompton

1779 Iron Bridge World’s first iron bridge Little time spent assembling parts Still used today

1782 Double Acting Engine Also created by James Watt Doubles effective rate of the engine

1783 Rolling Method patented by Henry Cort Turned metals into manageable bars without human labor

1784 Puddling Another method developed by Henry Cort Makes pure metal more malleable than previous pig iron

1785 Power Loom Designed by Edward Cartwright Automated entire process of weaving fabrics

1785 Chlorine Bleach First used in bleaching process by Claude Berthollet Previously discovered by Swedish chemist Scheele Scheele found chlorine destroyed vegetable colors, which made it practical use as a bleach

1793 Cotton Gin Created by Eli Whitney Increased rate of cotton production, had profound effects on American slavery

1794 Non-electric Telegraph Invented by Claude Chappe Used semaphore, a flag based alphabet, and required line of sight Electric telegraph comes later on to replace it

1797 Screw Cutting Lathe Many different designs of screw cutting lathes came around at this time Capable of cutting screw heads very accurately

1798 Interchangeable Parts Eli Whitney first attempt was successful (proved it in front of Congress), however could not be reproduced on large scale Developments in technology made interchangeable parts especially important later on in early 20 th century assembly lines

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