The new steam railway brought easy transport from the industrial midlands to ports and other cities.
Aerial views of four textile factories during the 19th century Industrial Revolution. The factories manufactured sewing machines and were owned by this device's inventor, Isaac Singer.
The invention of the mechanized weaving loom in late 18th century England began the Industrial Revolution.
View of the shop-floor of the Soho Foundry showing steam engines under construction. Opened in 1796, the Soho Foundry had built 41 engines by 1800 and was a significant part of the 18th century Industrial Revolution in Britain.
James Watt (1736 - 1819), Scottish inventor and engineer. Watt made vital improvements to the steam engine, contributing to the Industrial Revolution.
Restored patent drawings, dated 14th March 1794, of the cotton gin machine design by US inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825).
Samuel Slater ( 1768-1835), English-American industrialist. Born in Derbyshire, England he emigrated to the United States and designed the first US textile mills.
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The Industrial Revolution, a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century, transformed largely rural, agricultural societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones. Leveraged by steam power, it began in Britain and spread to the rest of the world, including the United States, by the 1830s and ‘40s. During this time, goods that had once been painstakingly crafted by hand started to be mass-produced by machines in factories. During the second period of industrialization rapid advances in the steel, electric, and automobile industries occurred during the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
The origins of the Industrial Revolution
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