| Decade | 1770s |
| Impact on | Industrial production • Land transportation |
| Invention | Stoommachine |
| Developed in | |
| Original use | Water pump (draining flood-prone regions) |
| Beneficiaries | Dutch (due to strong colonial trade networks and financial institutions) |
| Less impact on | Maritime navigation |
| Adapted to power | Factories • Trains |
| Dominant power sources | Wind power • Water power |
