Tuesday 11 September 2012
Eli Whitney.
A blast from the past.
In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. The cotton gin (short for "cotton engine") was a machine used for removing the seeds from cotton. Whereas before the seeds had to be picked out by hand, people (specifically, slaves) were able to use this machine to significantly increase their productivity.
Steam Engines
Another one of the great inventions that came about during the Industrial Revolution was the steam engine. The first commercial steam engine appeared in 1698. Then in 1712 Thomas Newcomen improved it. Although it was an improvement, it had many faults; including wasted heat and fuel. James Watt attempted to improve Newcomen's steam engine in the 1760's, and in 1785 he had done so, by using heat more efficiently with less fuel.Adult income.
They were made in pence. Kids earn less pence than adults do because they were younger. Adults at the age of 17-50 were made 20 pence per month.
Working in Factories.
Factory conditions were dismal.
Long hours (16 hour work days) seven days a week under dirty, unsafe, conditions. Lots of workers died because they were so exhausted they fell asleep and leaned into the unprotected flywheels or leatherbands operating huge machinery.
Child labor was the norm, and a lot of children died, were horribly injured, or caught lung diseases from breathing in soot, lint, sawdust, or other dust particles.
The factories were freezing in the winter and roasting in the summer.
The working 'class' were treated just like that, an expendable class of humans made to work in the dingy dangerous factories of laissez faire capitalism.
Long hours (16 hour work days) seven days a week under dirty, unsafe, conditions. Lots of workers died because they were so exhausted they fell asleep and leaned into the unprotected flywheels or leatherbands operating huge machinery.
Child labor was the norm, and a lot of children died, were horribly injured, or caught lung diseases from breathing in soot, lint, sawdust, or other dust particles.
The factories were freezing in the winter and roasting in the summer.
The working 'class' were treated just like that, an expendable class of humans made to work in the dingy dangerous factories of laissez faire capitalism.
Alexander Bell.
The Industrial Revolution that occurred in the 19th Century was of great importance to the economic future of Great Britain & the united States. Three industrial developments led the way to industrializing these regions.
a) Transportation was expanded
b) electricity was effectively harnessed
c) Improvement were made to industrial process
a) Transportation was expanded
b) electricity was effectively harnessed
c) Improvement were made to industrial process
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