Timeline (Of Clockwork and Men)

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1830s

 * January 12th, 1839: Reginald Hayes is born in London, England.

1850s

 * Around this time, Hayes begins designing inventions, but has yet to act on them
 * August, 1854: Earliest known date of Hayes' apprenticeship under Henry Bessemer.
 * 1855: The Bessemer process for steel manufacturing is patented.
 * 1857: Hayes designs the first drafts of the Prometheus engine, a steam-powered device used to automate objects, something unheard of at the time.

1860s

 * April 13th, 1860: Point of Divergence; Reginald Hayes shows designs of the Prometheus engine to Bessemer. Hayes is subsequently fired for designing 'a foolish contraption'
 * November 12th, 1860: Hayes, scrounging for money, finally patents the Prometheus engine. Working with advertiser John Gellum, the Prometheus engine is released to the public.
 * March 5th, 1861: The Prometheus engine becomes more widely known. Reginald Hayes and John Gellum found Hayes Automative Company.
 * April 12th, 1861: The American Civil War begins.
 * September 29th, 1862: Reginald Hayes marries Marie Fairchild
 * January 23rd, 1863: A newer, smaller version of the Prometheus engine is designed by Hayes. By now, crank-operated machines are being replaced with Prometheus engines.
 * May 30th, 1864: Hayes Automative Company continues to grow in funds and employees. Hayes enacts several policies to handle the rapid expansion of the company. One of the results is several more factories being built around England.
 * May 9th, 1865: End of the American Civil War
 * October 14th, 1865: The Prometheus engine sees another upgrade; this time, the engine is more durable and compact
 * December 22nd, 1866: Reginald Hayes and Marie Fairchild produce a child named Henry Hayes.
 * 1867: Hayes Automative Company begins producing devices to work with the Prometheus engine. Hayes, taking an interest in trains, begins work on designing a train to be compatible with a Prometheus engine.
 * January 10th, 1868: Reginald Hayes and Marie Fairchild produce a second child. Unfortunately, the baby is stillborn and Marie Fairchild dies.
 * February 2nd, 1868: Hayes, distraught at his wife and daughter's deaths, names the train he's been working on the 'Fairchild Locamotive'. The Fairchild Locamotive is taken for its first public display. Observers are amazed as the first non-coal powered train moves across the tracks.
 * June 18th, 1869: The Prometheus engine is renovated yet again. Several inventors use the Prometheus engine to power their own devices.

1870s
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