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    Robert chambers was born in 1809 and introduced to a time of which the industrial revolution occurred. It was a bustling era of which coincidentally was a time of which Europe was rich and had many inventors. During childhood Robert chambers was an ambitious person about truth and knowledge, it allowed him to have the curiosity to learn more about the world around him. He undertook a curriculum on geology and biology of which later became a fundamental basis of which he based his research.…

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    that were powered to remove the water from mine shafts that were deep. This invention that was created in 1705, it was to expensive to run, but gave better ideas for the future. One person thought for two years to make a better invention. James Watt study at the university of Glasgow in Scotland. After think for two years he finally thought of better way and more efficient while burning less fuel. Steam was also important to boats. I think the steam engine was a invention that…

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    The Industrial Revolution had a positive impact on the American Society because of its investments in technology. It made an outstanding change from hand tools to hand made items to products produced by machines. This upgrade resulted in high profits for factory owners. The machines assisted the entrepreneur's productivity. The Industrial Revolution benefited the middle class more but had an effect on all of the American Society. The revolution made way for inventors. A famous one is Thomas…

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    Industrial revolution: The time period of 1760 to 1820 a changeover to new manufacturing processes took place and this era is known as industrial revolution. Production that was done by hands earlier was now done by machines. To improve the efficiency, quality and time of the work at hand, water power, steam power and machine tools were used. An increased usage of such things was to be seen. Coal was used in a large amount as well. The main and primary industry at the time…

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    During the first Industrial Revolution, there were many inventions and major technological changes that helped forward the growth of the nations that headed the revolution’s call. The inventions had been all based and powered by the movement provided by water and steam engines. For example, the invention of the first steam engine by Thomas Newcomen became an essential in the mining field. This steam engine was predominantly used to pump water out of mines, allowing them to reach depths…

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    How did the Industrial Revolution and the Modern Capitalist System change the history of the world? In Britain during the eighteenth century roughly around time 1760 to 1840 the industrial revolution transformed the system of production and organization of labor in a major way, it was a time of invention, and many new changes There were changes in technology, society, medicine, economy, education, as well as culture. There were many technological improvements that ultimately replaced human…

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    The Industrial Revolution occurred from 1750-1900. During the Industrial Revolution many inventions helped the world go from an agricultural society to an industrial society. The inventions helped people perform certain tasks more efficiently and rely less on human labor. The steam engine, spinning jenny and the cotton gin are examples of inventions during this time. The steam engine does mechanical work by using steam from boiling water to power it. In 1698 Thomas Savery patented the first…

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    Newcomen’s engine made several accomplishments, but also had several flaws such as its limited range of motion and the significant amount of coal necessary to function. James Watt, which many believe to have first invented the steam engine, made several enhancements to the steam engine. Watt improved the steam engine by allowing it to have continuous motion both vertically and horizontally since before it could only move vertically (Petroski, 1996, para. 6). This advancement was significant…

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    revolutionary machines was built by Thomas Savery, the steam engine. This machine was modified and altered as the years went by. In 1712 for example Thomas Newcomen improved this machine. However this machine was at its best when it was innovated by James Watt. He made the steam engine more efficient while using less fuel. Coal and Iron were a big part in the creation of the steam engine. Coal was used to power the steam engine and iron was used to improve its structure. Contrary to popular…

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    Over 2,000 years ago, hydropower was used in Italy by the Romans to grind corn shucks, and other grain foods. Several years after the Romans used this tool, they began to manufacture aqueducts. These are special bridge like platforms, that are used to channel water through small tubes individually to people's homes. Also, they used it for transportation across rivers. Greece began to utilize hydropower, and they used the water wheel to grind grapes for wine and other uses.Suddenly, Asia…

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