Industrial design

Introduction The Second Industrial Revolution in America was a time period of rapid growth and development in the United States. It started around 1870 during the time of Reconstruction and lasted until about 1920 around the conclusion of World War One. The fast growth of the railroad system resulted in the start and growth of many businesses such as steel, iron, and oil. The start and growth of these industries created many new towns, jobs, businesses and means of travel. With new…

During the 20th century, the industrial revolution had three positive effects on the economy. the three important reasons are new technology, transportation, and the assembly line. During the 20th century many things changed for better. Some improvements and inventions changed the way people live and work, others just made things more efficient such as the assembly line invented in 1913 by Henry Ford. Other new technology such as the maxim gun invented by Hiram Maxim in 1884. This invention was…

Charles Franklin Kettering, who was an American inventor and businessman, once said, “An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he’s in”. These inventions, revised 999 times, can have great impacts. New inventions, innovations and technology impacted industrialization and American life in the late 1800s. The Bessemer process allowed for quicker and cheaper production of steel - which became the main material for large-scale building projects. Direct and alternating current…

Railway has always been a medium of economic growth of a country, as it enables movement of both goods and passengers, and promotes trade and industrial development. In India, Ministry of Railways owns and operates the railway network. Despite all the efforts, there have been incidents of derailment, fire and collisions resulting in injuries and death, which raises questions on the safety standards provided by the ministry. Some of the safety issues faced by Indian railways include poor…

THE UNITED KINGDOM The Arts and Crafts movement originated in England, around the second part of the 19th century, and was birthed out of a few artists’ revulsion towards the industrialisation of the world– and consequently, art– around them. The Industrial Revolution and its mass-machinery had brought efficiency into the art-making realm, but had sacrificed craftsmanship and beauty in the process. This caused much dissatisfaction launched a movement that stubbornly defied the changing times and…

during the time of the Industrial Revolution in the 1800’s. These ‘historicizing masks’ were employed, obscuring many fields of intellectual thought, like architecture. At this time, there began an innovative development, what later titled as ‘new architecture,’ and would only become apparent by the architects of the twentieth century that continued the already existing trend established the century prior. In the introduction, the progression from handicraft to industrial approach is made known…

During the Victorian Era, London became a thriving metropolis; its population grew by millions, the economy was booming, and the streets were hustling and bustling with excitement. Because Victorian London became a place of growing wealth and development, many popular Victorian novelists, such as Charles Dickens, reflected on the advancing city in their novels to show readers and citizens the immense amount of change present. Victorian London was an exciting and dynamic metropolis with many…

bringing together revivals from Greek and Gothic styles and modernising them with the latest technologies and materials that were becoming mainstream during that time. That and the careful application of Classical standards following the 18th century Industrial Revolution set the foundations to the iconic era of 19th century Modernism. With materials such as glass and cast iron emerging through the middle years of the century and steel becoming widely produced in the later years paved the way…

engineer and chemist. He is famous for developing a separate condensing chamber for the steam engine. This invention greatly improved the efficiency of the steam engine and played a considerable role in advancing the role of steam engines in the Industrial revolution.He was born in Greenock, Scotland on 18 January 1736. Initially Watt worked as a maker of mathematical instruments, but later found himself working with steam engines. At the University of Glasgow, Watt had become engaged in his…

Chapter 15: Why was northwestern Europe the center of economic growth in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Northwestern Europe experienced strong economic growth for the following reasons: Population growth, increased agriculture productivity, enhanced trade and manufacturing practices and colonial expansion to other countries/continents. France and Britain opened up profitable trading routes to the Americas and the Caribbean. The political shift was from expansionism to international…