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    The industrial revolution was a period of important changes. Josephine Cochrane, Charles Townshend, James Watt and Josiah Wedgewood were fundamental to process and machinery innovations. Josephine Cochrane was born in1839, Ohio. Cochrane’s husband, a prosperous politician, required his household to host many dinner parties. Over-worked staff often chipped expensive dishes during events. Cochrane observed that inefficient dish-washing was harsh on fine china. Cochrane, widowed at 45, was left…

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    The modern world is and idea that many historians discuss today. The official start of the modern world is not exactly agreed on, but the most accepted starting point is the French Revolution in 1789. From this point on aspects of the traditional world such as economics, science, art, and culture saw major change and turned into what we know them today as. The modern world had many major accomplishments including the industrial revolution and the scientific revolution. The modern world has…

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    occurred when the steam engine was developed. It introduced the concept of companies and factories being able to create goods using machinery, as opposed to a family working together at home. One of the purposes of the Industrial Revolution was to have more goods produced at a lower cost. An immediate change included the production of goods; what was produced, as well as where and how, it’s cost, and efficiency. The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine,…

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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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    These ideas then lead to the innovation of the spinning mule, the stocking frame, the water frame and so on until we now have what we call today a sewing machine. Other machines that were invented throughout the Industrial Revolution were the steam engines, steamboats, railroads, and telegraphs. The concept of manufacturing factories had started in the 18th hundred as well. With the invention of machines and the use of factories people started to find other ways to improve productivity. The…

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    and our surroundings.The cities benefited from innovations in architecture meaning they became more modernized buildings.New scientific inventions, helped factorys with efficiency and faster work. For example the railroads along with trains and steam engine boat helped transport things. Also, The orphans were given a home until they were adopted. This means they were not living out in the street anymore, thank goodness for…

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    America’s industrial revolution, the steam engine allowed for a rapid growth of industry. This engine served as the foundation for the growth of the industrial revolution because it transformed the American economy through transportation, production, and expansion of the work force. From steamboats to trains, steam engines accelerated the transportation of goods and made it more cost effective. Once James Watt refined the previous version of the steam engine, he was able to create the first…

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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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    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 of industrial revolution was of textile. Textile industry gave more value of…

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    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 previously barred to man. Another example was the Spinning Jenny. This machine could either be powered by a water wheel or a steam engine, and was used to produce yarn during the growing demand for the…

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