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    James Watt was an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution. Watt did not invent the steam engine. Steam engines were already in existence, mainly being used to pump water out of mines. He made important changes to the design, increasing efficiency and making steam engines cheaper to run. James Watt was born in Greenock in 1736. He was not a healthy child and was educated at home for most of his early years. His father was…

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    revolution had a large impact on the way we live today. These inventions improved life in a variety of ways, making manufacturing processes and daily life more efficient and easier. In my opinion, the most important inventions was the water frame, steam engine, and the assembly line. Firstly, an important invention of the industrial revolution was the water frame. The water frame was invented by Richard Arkwright. This man was called the “Father of the Industrial Revolution.” Arkwright was…

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    Introduction : Steam engines were one of the best inventions of all kind which had a major part of use during Industrial Revolution. It freed mankind on total dependence of power sources like wind, water, muscle.It is widely used to power factory machineries,trains,ships and automobiles. With steam engines as a mode of transportation, it is more reliable and can move materials more faster than we could with the animals. And so it was a big transformation in the mankind during the late 17th…

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    that proves essential for industrialization. Britain’s abundance in textile, iron, and cotton led to a serious of innovations to make labor more efficient and productive. The textile and cotton industries along with the development of steam engine, railroad and locomotives helped create the first ever Industrial Revolution. By the end of the 19th century, Great Britain acquired so much military and economic power in the world that it controlled the largest empire in history which is about the…

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    years we have developed steam engines, cotton mills, railroads and so much more. These changes have brought many positive and many negative affects on our society and are even transforming our daily lives. One of the best examples of these changes was brought about by James Watt who improved the steam engines and made them more efficient, giving way to their wide use. These steam engines have brought us many advancements including the steamboat and the locomotive.…

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    Revolution, there were many significant inventions and changes that affected people both positively and negatively. Some of the drawbacks and improvements during that period of time were textile machines, bridgewater canals, factories, turnpikes, steam locomotives, agriculture to urbanization, communication tools, incandescent lamp, and more. Even though there were both positive and negative outcomes of the Industrial Revolution, the positive effects were actually more significant. Just like…

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    The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever and allowed for an immense amount of modernization in methods, tools, inventions, etc. The Industrial Revolution took place from the late 18th century, and well into the 19th century. Great Britain is known to be the birthplace for beginning the Industrial Revolution, which would eventually spread to other countries in Europe and then across the ocean to the United States. The Industrial Revolution was responsible for changing the way many…

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    these advances made life much easier on the people of the west and the world. That’s not to say that there were no downsides to any of these technological advances. The steam engine is a good example of an invention that revolutionized the world while still having some negative impacts. The invent of a reliable and practical steam engine helped start the industrial revolution. Factories were able to use these…

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    large period of time that started approximately around the year 1750, and ended in 1918 when world war 1 ended. During this period of time many innovational ideas came to life, many inventions such as the steam engine (invented by James Watt) lead to other inventions like the the steam locomotive and steamship. Simpler ideas such as the spinning Jenny and water spinning frame became very popular in industry. These spinning frames became very useful in industry when mass producing clothing. But…

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    The industrial revolution in the 19th century marks a major turning point in the American history and affected the daily life of American people in almost every aspect. One of them was change in the transportation routes and means that dramatically improved national mobility. New and improved transportation technology made it easier, cheaper, and quicker to transport the raw materials and finished products across America thanks to first national roads, innovation of steamboats, new canal…

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