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What year did Heron of Alexandria make what was fundamentally a steam turbine? |
50AD |
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Who is credited with making the first steam engine and in what year was it made and what was it used for? |
Thomas Savery, 1698, pumping water out of mines |
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Who had already made a similar steam engine that was really just a pump and in what year was it made? |
Edward Marquise of Worcester, 1663 |
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Who got the first patent for Steam engine? |
Thomas Savery |
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Who invented the first steam boat and in what year did he do it? |
Denis Papin, 1681 |
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Who invented the 1st piston steam engine and in what year did he invent it? |
Denis Papin, 1690 |
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Why did Denis Papin not succeed in his pursuit to make a steam engine? |
Was friends with Boyle and Hooke but when they both died had to deal with Newton who hated the previous so consequently hated Papin |
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In what year did Denis Papin propose the 1st steam boat powered by a steam engine to the Royal Society, and was this proposal accepted? |
1708, No |
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Who built an improved steam engine based on Papin's design that ran at 12rpm? |
Thomas Newcomen |
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Was a Scottish instrument maker that improved steam engine so it kept 80% more heat |
James Watt |
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Who designed the external steam condenser for the steam engine and what year did he do it in? |
James Watt, 1765 |
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By how many times did Watt's steam condensor improve efficiency in the steam engine? |
5 times |
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What was James Watt's business called and who was it supplied by? |
Iron ornaments and instruments, Matthew Bolton |
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In what year did Matthew Bolton open his own shop in Soho? |
1774 |
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Who made the cannon boring machine and in what year? |
John Wilkinson, 1774 |
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What year did Watt use crank and flywheel to turn up and down motion of steam engine to rotational motion that could be used in factories? |
1781 |
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Who invented the crank and flywheel? |
James Pickard |
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In what year did Watt invent a new version of the steam engine that utilized the steam condensor? |
1768 |
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In what year did factories start to become more popular? |
1721 |
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What was the first modern factory and when was it built? |
Silk Mill in Delby, 1722 |
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What powered the Silk Mill in Delby? |
water |
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When were textile machines introduced? |
1721 |
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What was the world's first steam powered factory and when was it built? |
Cromford Mill, 1781 |
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Who owned the world's first steam powered factory? |
Richard Arkwright |
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Who owned the Portsmouth Block Mill and when was it built? |
Marc Brunel, 1802 |
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What was the first factory to have machine automated production/assembly lines/ |
portsmouth block mill |
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What did the steam engine cause in regards to the movement of people? |
People moved to cities, factories could be anywhere, didnt have to be by a water source |
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What is the times of Discension? |
When people moved to the cities for work but couldnt afford living costs so were homless |
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When was the height of the industrial revolution and who ruled britain at the time? |
1851, Queen Victoria |
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In what year did Prince Albert make the Royal Commission and what was its purpose? |
1850, to combine arts and industry, to improve people lives |
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What was the great conservatory and when was it built? |
Was a failure of a greenhouse, 1837 |
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Who designed the Crystal Palace? |
Joseph Paxton |
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What tech did the Crystal Palace utilize? |
iron metal and glass |
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Who made the world's first printer/fax machine, in what year, and was it successful? |
Alexander Bain, 1851, no |
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When was the 1st long distance fax line built? |
1865 |
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What was the Talking Telegraph exhibited at? |
The Great exhibition of 1851 |
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What year was the sewing machine invented? |
1852 |
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What was a great outcome of the great exhibit, an integration of art and industry? |
grand piano |
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What was one of the purposes for britain hosting great exhibit? |
to see who had what resource |
