Saturday, 31 January 2015
9:43 am
Watt steam engine- it is one of the most important inventions of the industrial revolution as it influenced the current world by a lot. Ships use steam to sail across the ocean within a few days, trains use steam to speed through the country. The watt steam engine opened up a whole variety of jobs for the community, and it stopped the use of manpower and replaced them with machines. McCormick reaper-McCormick reaper was a machine that cut wheat and grain. In the times of faring and agriculture, many low class people were farmers, and needed to make a living as well as for their families, and pay the taxes and provide for the rest of their community. When it came time for harvest, both men and women used sickles and scythes, which were primitive weapons dating back thousands of years ago. This was backbreaking work, and the McCormick reaper made life easier for these already overworked farmers. The machine did the work of ten people, in half the time. Selling up to 5000 a year Electromagnet-The electromagnet was created by Michael Faraday. Electromagnetic induction is an incredibly useful phenomenon with a wide variety of applications. Induction is used in power generation and power transmission. It formed the foundation for electric motor technology, and it was through his efforts that electricity could be used in today's technology.