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    James Watt I will be talking about James Watt and what he did in his lifetime. First, was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. He had improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781. This was a fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. James Watt was born the 19th of January 1736 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Watt…

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    The 18th hundred kicked of the start of the Industrial Revolution with the introduction of the spinning Jenny. The spinning Jenny was a machine used to spin cotton into threads that were then weaved together in order to make some kind of fabric which in turn would be used to make clothes. Once the Spinning Jenny was invented, people started to innovate and look for ways to improve this machine so it could be more productive than the previous model. These ideas then lead to the innovation of the…

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    James Watt and His Revolutionizing Invention James Watt was a prominent Scottish scientist who invented and discovered many significant things during the Industrial Revolution. One such breakthrough was the invention of the so-called “most efficient” steam engine, which not only impacted technology at the time but also helped industries during the nineteenth century. As stated earlier, the steam engine revolutionized technology during the 1800s. “Steam power is one of the most important key…

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    Through my journeys in London, I've noticed many new advancements.The industrial revolution was when people transitioned to new manufacturing processes and new inventions were inspired for machines. The Industrial Revolution was a mix of positive and negative effects. The industrialization has really helped benift people and our surroundings.The cities benefited from innovations in architecture meaning they became more modernized buildings.New scientific inventions, helped factorys with…

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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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    In the late 1700’s, the first sign of a revolution 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…

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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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    of the industry many workers were shifting to the cities. Their whole lives were getting reformed. The lives of whole family were affected and were improved. Whereas the skilled workers and weavers were concerned, their living standard decreased a great deal. Post industrial revolution they lived a content life and earned enough income to be a middle class person and fed the family. Later they became less privileged and suffered loss as they could not compete with the industry at…

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