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    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

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    The Sandwich Factory A) Today everyone wants to be something‚ they want to achieve something. They want to be successful and have an important and interesting job but some people don’t get that far. They end up working in factories‚ acting like machines hour after hour‚ doing meaningless repetitive tasks and losing their individuality. In Jason Kennedy’s short story “The Sandwich Factory” we are introduced to just such a guy who works like a machine in a factory doing the same thing every single

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    procedures to win the war.In 1800-1900stategic management was practiced in small companies after the industrial revolution.The revolution changed production systems from artisanship and oxen power to steam engine used in production and in transportation.The steam engines used boilers to produce steam that drove the engine .Today oil is used to drive the machines. The industrial revolution brought challenges to managers and there was need for proffesional manager who would plan ahead and strategise

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    sources. 2. Britain experienced an energy shortage as the wood supply shrank. D. The Steam Engine Breakthrough 1. Part of the general revolution was the transformation from wood burning to coal burning. 2. Transportation and manufacturing were revolutionized by steam power. 3. The early steam engines of Savery and Newcomen converted coal into energy. 4. James Watt increased the efficiency of the steam engine. 5. Steam power was used in many industries. E. The Coming of the Railroads 1. Beginning in

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    1. (5) famous physicist in their invention. Denis Papin (22 August 1647 - c. 1712) was a French physicist‚ mathematician andinventor‚ best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester‚ the forerunner of the steam engine and of the pressure cooker. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11‚ 1847 – October 18‚ 1931) was an American inventorand businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world‚ including the phonograph‚ the motion picture camera‚ and a long-lasting

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    The Industrial Revolution is the period in 1760 were America went from an Agricultural economy to an Industrial economy. Before the revolution‚ they used basic hand tools and machinery at home. Industrialization brought about huge factories‚ specialized machines‚ and mass productions. New technological advances improved the standard of living for most people in America since new employment opportunities came about. The Industrial Revolution reformed all aspects of American life. Prior to the revolution

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    economic growth. Urbanization overall was a positive thing. Another positive effect of the Industrial Revolution was industrial production. This was the production of cotton‚ steam engines‚ and railroads. These were all great things. Cotton being processed in factories let it be a faster process and lessened slavery. Steam engines and railroads were incredible because it gave a fast and easier way to transport good‚ by land and water. It also increased jobs because people had to run and work these

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    England was the first country to experience the Industrial Revolution‚ as well as its advantages and disadvantages that came with it. England was a good source of coal and iron‚ some of the most important resources needed by a country during the Industrial Revolution. England experienced the Industrial Revolution first because the country was plentiful in lead‚ copper‚ tin‚ limestone and fast water supplies. With these resources‚ England was probably the most ideal place for the Industrial Revolution

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    inventions of the nineteenth century seemed to bring the world out of the Dark Ages. With all the amazing advances in science and technology‚ it trumped any time before hand. Between the railroad‚ the telegraph‚ electric lighting‚ the photograph and the steam boat‚ the advances of this century were phenomenal. But it seemed that simplest inventions of this time had the most profound effect on American Society ever. These were Eli Whitneys inventions of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts. Eli

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    business‚ ran at home by families. The new developments and production lines started to take over to the point where the cottage industry started to diminish. The common inventions that formed this era were the spinning jenny‚ flying shuttle‚ and steam engine. They supported the economy and the manufactured goods.The spinning jenny was created by James Hargreaves. It was a machine that had 8 spindles and could spin thread from an arrangement of rounds to create yarn. By turning a solitary wheel‚

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