reheating pig iron until it was pasty and then stirring it with iron rods until carbon and other impurities burned off. Rolling involved passing pig iron between iron rollers to removed remaining dross. 3. What is an “iron horse”? A steam locomotive‚ like the steam engine. 4. Who was Richard Arkwright and why was he important to the textile industry? 5. What was involved in the traditional method of bleaching fabric? 6. Today‚ who owns the largest textile factories? 7. Why did the
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needed‚ and could leave the Industrial Townships‚ this negatively impacted the workers. However‚ Over time richer fuel contributed to industrialization by the creation of the steam engine‚ the engine was vital for the manufacturing of industrialization products. The steam engine also was noted for powering factories‚ locomotives‚ and ships. The machines were powered by various metals‚ which caused the demand for large amounts of raw materials‚ the vast majority of these materials were located in the
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the implement is mechanised. History The first powered farm implements in the early 19th century were portable engines – steam engines on wheels that could be used to drive mechanical farm machinery by way of a flexible belt. The first engine-powered farm tractors used steam and were introduced in 1868. These engines were built as small road locomotives and were operated by one man if the engine weighed less than 5 tons. They were used for general road haulage and in particular by the
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inventions of the time impacted the industrial revolution positively. As coal became the ideal source of energy‚ more coal powered machines were invented. The steam engine‚ which was designed by James Watt in 1765‚ burned coal. Ultimately‚ the use of it became widespread and efficiency was increased. This lead to the invention of the steam powered locomotive in 1815 by George Stephenson. Transportation of goods was suddenly much more practical.
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opposed to charcoal-fired) furnace. In the 1850s‚ British engineer Henry Bessemer‚ developed the first inexpensive process for mass-producing steel” (“Industrial Revolution”). From the production of steel and cast iron railway tracks‚ steam locomotives and Watt steam engines were able to be built. By discovering ways to process steel and iron at an inexpensive cost‚ transportation became
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A time of big changes and new beginnings‚ the Industrial Revolution changed the world so that it was hardly recognizable. The Industrial Revolution brought about inventions as diverse as the steam engine to the telegraph. As time went on‚ more and more inventions were necessary to advance further into the Industrial Revolution. So much so‚ that the changes that the inventions themselves went through made them unrecognizable as to what they were in the first place. Some of the greatest changes‚ though
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The development of the steam engine by George Stephenson in the late 1700’s was the technological breakthrough that led to the industrial revolution. For the first time in human history transportation could be provided without the use of domesticated animals. Steam engines were used in steam locomotives‚ steam tractors and steam ships (B.Nebel and R.Wright 1995). Stationary steam engines were rapidly established in all the major industries. The major fuel for steam engines was firewood. By
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The Western expansion of the United States from 1860-1890 was a domino effect. Numerous factors came in to play which built upon themselves to cause America to grow and move west‚ but the biggest factor was the transcontinental railroad. As the railroads were put in‚ lands improved‚ trade increased‚ cities grew and territories became states. With every passing decade‚ clear growth could be seen in all aspects of life. The railroad took seven years to build between two different companies‚ but
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