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1712Newcomen's steam engine Shared thread 1769James Watt Shared thread 1709Abraham Darby I Shared thread 1885Benz Patent-Motorwagen Shared thread 1765Watt steam engine Shared thread 1876Four-stroke engine Shared thread

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May 26, 1733

Flying shuttle

The date remembered as the flying shuttle's introduction was a patent grant — and the patent covered a wool-dressing machine too, with a shuttle Kay called wheeled, not flying.

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