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| 1709 |
| | | Abraham Darby at Coalbrookdale discovers the use of coke in the smelting of pig iron | |
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| c. 1710 |
| | | Thomas Newcomen creates a piston steam engine, with the steam condensed in the cylinder by a jet of cold water | |
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| 1714 |
| | | Fahrenheit perfects the mercury thermometer and decides on a 180-degree interval between the freezing and boiling points of water | |
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| 1714 |
| | | The British government offers a massive £20,000 prize for a chronometer capable of keeping accurate time at sea | |
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| c. 1720 |
| | | The postchaise, introduced in France, provides the first chance of reasonably comfortable travel by land | |
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| 1724 |
| | | General Wade, commander-in-chief of North Britain, begins an impressive programme of road construction in the Scottish Highlands | |
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| 1731 |
| | | English maker of telescopes John Hadley designs the instrument which evolves into the standard sextant used at sea | |
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| 1733 |
| | | John Kay, working in the Lancashire woollen industry, patents the flying shuttle to speed up weaving | |
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| 1742 |
| | | Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius proposes 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water | |
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| 1744 |
| | | Franklin publishes his design for an improved stove in Account of the New Invented Pennsylvania Fire Place | |
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