This timeline depicts when certain elements and materials were discovered for new inventions that revolutionized that point in history. Around 3000 BC, Egyptians created the wicked candle from cores of reeds in animal fat that was used to light their homes, traveling, and religious purposes. It's an invention that has remained popular for well over than 5000 years and served an important purpose for man's way of living. Further on in time during 1820 AD, the railway transport was created by the innovation of steel metal that created huge success and productivity for industry. The use of steel during the Industrial Revolution boosted the American economy through the ability to move goods and products rapidly across the country.