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    Rillieux is a famous engineer that was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of plantation owner Vincent Rillieux and slave Constance Vivant on March 17, 2015. His father was a very wealth white inventor, as a plantation owner, that designed a steam-powered press to bail cotton. Rillieux began his education in a Catholic school system in New Orleans and was eventually sent to Paris to further his education. At a young age he began to admire his father’s work and decided that he wanted…

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    The steam railway was an significant invention to the development of the modern age The expansion of the railway system across the United States and the world influenced how we live our lives today. Throughout the industrial revolution the steam railways reduced the time it took for freight to reach its final destination, expanded the reach people could sell products too, provided a safer transport compared to horses, along with countless other things. The steam railways better connected people…

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    price, and overall improved the economy. This effects are what eventually influenced and changed the way of labour and economy. It was around 1770, when the first steam engine was invented by James Watt. He explained this invention to have a greater power than…

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    two technological innovations that profoundly changed daily life in the 19th century. They were both “motive powers”: steam and electricity. The development and application of steam engines and electricity to various tasks such as transportation and the telegraph, affected human life by increasing and multiplying the mechanical power of human, animal strength, the power of simple tools.” Steam was a…

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    The Industrial Revolution- Steam Engine The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events that occurred to the economy of the world. During this time, there were inventions of many items that helped the European society to perform certain tasks efficiently. This led the world to be able to produce many more goods in a much shorter time. The Industrial Revolution influenced the world economy, in which people had access to a much wider variety of goods…

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    and bridges which all contributed to the industrialisation of Britain. Coal was a necessary component for the industrialisation of Britain because it was the power source for the first commercially successful steam locomotive. EXAMPLES Thomas Newcomen’s steam engine assisted in the development of the steam locomotive as the main power source, this new invention changed the way goods were transported throughout Britain. CONCLUDING SENTENCE Without these natural resources being available in…

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    From the humble steam engine to the more complex and sophisticated internal combustion of gasoline, engines have become a necessity to daily lives, more specifically automobiles. Since the 19th century, automobiles were able to revolutionize the world in a variety of ways. Because of the unreasonable price and low popularity, automobiles were not as prominent as they are today (Purdy 1). The history of the automobile depicts the effort used in the past centuries in order to delineate the…

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    the industry expand is chemicals “ Chemists created hundreds of new products, from medicines such as aspirin to perfumes and soaps” (244). The third technology that helped the industry expand is electricity “Electricity replaced steam as the dominant source of industrial power” (244). The first battery wasn’t invented until the 1800’s later on, “ The English chemist Michael Faraday created the first simple electric motor and the first dynamo, a machine…

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    Since mid-18th centuries, the Industrial Revolution started in Britain and later spread quickly toward other European countries and America. At the beginning, due to the discovery of America, it provided a lot of foods which satisfied the food problem of British. This resulted in the population growth and supplied many labour. In addition, coals and irons were found that lead the operation of machine became possible. These core factors coupled with other various element made the Industrial…

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    During the time of John Quincy Adams, the steam locomotive was not what it has become today. Throughout the years the locomotive had faced upgrades and improvements. This was crucial to the success of some people such as George Stephon. At the onset of the presidency of John Quincy Adams, the U.S focused on the causes and effects of locomotives. England was far ahead in the development of this invention and was manufacturing locomotives. There was, however, a problem with the locomotives from…

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