The Industrial Revolution was a time in which new ideas were created and new machines were invented. The major way that the Industrial Revolution made the world a better way was the production of textiles. This essay will discuss what the Industrial Revolution was, the long and short term effects of the Industrial Revolution, and also the technological advances that were revolutionary. The Industrial Revolution changed the world massively in great ways.
During the 18th and 19th century, there was a period of time known as the Industrial Revolution. During this time there were many changes to all aspects of life. It brought new ways to do things such as farming, spinning and weaving new clothes, transportation and metal manufacturing. Most machines were changed for the better but most of all the spinning machine as they have had a great impact on the world at that time.
The Water Frame(invented in 1769), the Spinning Jenny(invented in 1764), the Spinning Mule (combination of the Water Frame and the Spinning Jenny, invented in 1779) and the power loom(first self-powered spinning machine, invented in 1784) were all new technologies invented at the beginning or during the industrial revolution. These machines were used for spinning, weaving and creating clothing. The machines made life extremely easy for factory workers as they could spin up to seven times the amount of cotton per day. These made life better by reducing the number of injuries and deaths in factories during the Industrial Revolution.
There were many effects of the Industrial Revolution. Some of the short effects include increased demand for cotton and also coal. This new cotton demand led to the invention of spinning machines like the spinning mule, then eventually the first self-powered spinning machine, the power loom. The long term effects of these machines are that the new spinning machines led to the machines used today. Today’s spinning machines are not actually that