How Did The Industrial Revolution Impact On American Society
The Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was an exciting time to be alive. Witnessing the world advance from the labor intensive past to the fascinating movements leading to the future over a few short years. This paper is a breakdown of the innovations that eased the lives of American families. At the start of the 19 century Richard Trevithick, inspired by Thomas Newcomen's design of the low-pressure steam engine, develop the more accessible high-pressure engine. This new engine was smaller and more economic to produce then it's low pressure cousin without losing power or efficiency. Steam engines brought more facets of fortune to America. The railways would be the river that flooded north America with the coming revolution of …show more content…
The next change that took place was late. With the discovery of gas extraction came the gas light illuminating the homes of the wealthy and the streets on which they tread. Home lamps didn't become available to all people until the release of the more affordable oil lamp in 1830. The next problems for inventors to tackle were hot and cold. Homes were too cold to be comfortable in the winter and to hot to safely store food in the summer. So they sent out to install heating in homes all over America using a network of ducts and tubes to direct the hot air from the furnace to vents in the different rooms. As for the summer problem, they begin to purchase iceboxes for their homes meaning that the food could be kissed longer and safer from spoiling in making the people sick. However the invention had most impact on communal diseases was the public sewage system. Running water straight into the kitchen and bathrooms was a true exciting that and be able to shower daily was for the first time a possibility. Even rural areas had their work load lightened with the development of the windmill and water pump in 1860. Although most were excited about these new times in which they were part of some still long for the
The industrial revolution was an exciting time to be alive. Witnessing the world advance from the labor intensive past to the fascinating movements leading to the future over a few short years. This paper is a breakdown of the innovations that eased the lives of American families. At the start of the 19 century Richard Trevithick, inspired by Thomas Newcomen's design of the low-pressure steam engine, develop the more accessible high-pressure engine. This new engine was smaller and more economic to produce then it's low pressure cousin without losing power or efficiency. Steam engines brought more facets of fortune to America. The railways would be the river that flooded north America with the coming revolution of …show more content…
The next change that took place was late. With the discovery of gas extraction came the gas light illuminating the homes of the wealthy and the streets on which they tread. Home lamps didn't become available to all people until the release of the more affordable oil lamp in 1830. The next problems for inventors to tackle were hot and cold. Homes were too cold to be comfortable in the winter and to hot to safely store food in the summer. So they sent out to install heating in homes all over America using a network of ducts and tubes to direct the hot air from the furnace to vents in the different rooms. As for the summer problem, they begin to purchase iceboxes for their homes meaning that the food could be kissed longer and safer from spoiling in making the people sick. However the invention had most impact on communal diseases was the public sewage system. Running water straight into the kitchen and bathrooms was a true exciting that and be able to shower daily was for the first time a possibility. Even rural areas had their work load lightened with the development of the windmill and water pump in 1860. Although most were excited about these new times in which they were part of some still long for the