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Thomas Malthus
A British economist who had questionable ideas about population growth. He believed that population growth will always outpace the production of food. He thought that governments must set hard limits on reproduction in order to make sure there was enough food -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin separates cotton fiber and seeds. This process would have to be done by hand, significantly slowing the cotton production process. The cotton gin would do this quickly and mechanically to speed up the cotton production process. -
Interchangeable Parts
Eli Whitney would propose the idea of interchangeable parts while making musket balls. This allowed unskilled workers to make individual parts that could be assembled quickly and would allow parts to be replaced rather than replacing the entire product. This idea would become a vital part of the assembly line and future production as a whole. -
Henry Bessemer
Bessemer was an inventor. He would produce a new technique for making steel that would be named the Bessemer Process. This would be the most influential development in the steel industry for nearly 100 years -
Karl Marx
Karl Marx wrote the communist manifesto. His ideas would be put into practice and cause millions to starve. He really didn't help anyone out much. -
Alfred Nobel
A Swiss chemist who would found dynamite as a safer, faster way to mine. Upon the weaponization of his dynamite, he would make a fortune but never forgive the suffering he would indirectly cause. He would also found the Nobel Prize as a way to honor those who make great progress for do good for the people -
Communism
An idea formed by Karl Marx. Marx believed in his communist manifesto that class division could be avoided by having all property be publicly owned and "paying people to their ability." In essence, communism in practice has always led to the dissolution of any private property, tyrannical governments, and starvation because the tyrannical governments run out of money. -
Germ Theory
Germ Theory is the idea that illness is caused by microorganisms. Louis Pasteur "discovers" by proving the existence of invisible life on meat. This would revolutionize medicine and the safety of surgeries. -
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is a social idea based on the thought that any given subject is only as 'good' as it is 'useful.' The idea goes all the way back to greek and roman philosophers, but in 1863, the heart of the industrial revolution, John Stuart Mills wrote about his defense of utilitarianism. -
Socialism
Socialism encapsulates "social ownership." Karl Marx believed that socialism would reign supreme as capitalism burns itself out. Like communism, socialism never works. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is the idea that society is subject to the same principles and tendencies as nature. This gives a reason for society's constant changing. However, the ideas of Herbert Spencer have now been "largely discredited." -
guglielmo marconi
Marconi was an Italian inventor. He would be the first to develop a practical, usable wireless telegraph system. The used radio waves to transmit information wirelessly. -
Social Gospel
Social gospel can be simplified to a simple statement; The protestants were blaming the world's problems on the Christians because the thought the Christians were wrong. Social gospel did however, provide a reason for religious groups to step in and help solve social issues. The term "social gospel" comes from a 1879 work by Charles Oliver Brown; Poverty and Progress. -
Airplanes
The wright brothers would build their first flying machine. Their device would soon enough be motorized to sustain flight. The invention of the airplane would change the way goods, people, and even information is transported permanently. -
Assembly line
Ford's automobile manufacturing facilities would start to utilize the assembly line. This let each worker repeatedly perform one task and become better and faster at that task. This would lead to an overall increase in production speed for all industries.
