Achievements of the Industrial Revolution

By Nickkcin

  • Introduction

    Introduction
    The Industrial Revolution was a very exciting time in history, it changed our lives forever. New inventions were being created. Inventions that made the manual labor process become automated, resulting in more production, new ways to transport goods, new factories to be built. Reliable, faster, cheaper power sources. It would have been fun to have lived during that time.

  • The "Spinning Jenny"

    The "Spinning Jenny"
    In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny. This was a machine that increased the output of thread by increasing the number of spindles able to be operated by a single wheel. However many of the cloth workers were concerned they would be out of work and they tried to destroy the machines. (Banham, 2015)

  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    James Watt developed the Steam Engine in 1781. This provided cheap, controllable power. It removed the need for power from oxen and horses. It also removed the need to have a factory located near a water source. The steam engine technology led to the inventions of other new machines.

  • Standardized Parts

    Standardized Parts
    Eli Whitney created standardized parts that can be mass produced and replaced. Unskilled workers can produce products quickly and at little cost.Repair and replacement was much easier. This would be a benefit to the growing factories. (History.com staff, 2010)

  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    Robert Fulton Invents the Steamboat, he named it the "Clermont" The ships bottom was flat and the stern was square. Steamboat travel helped manufacturers transport raw materials and finished goods quickly. (Bellis, 2017)

  • The Steam Driven Locomotive

    The Steam Driven Locomotive
    The steam driven locomotive was invented by Peter Cooper. It was named "Tom Thumb" because of its small size and weight of less than one ton. The wheels where two and half feet in diameter, the fuel was anthracite coal. It traveled at a speed of 10-14 miles per hour. (The American Cyclopaedia, 1879)

  • Steel is Mass Produced

    Steel is Mass Produced
    The mass production of steel was developed by Sir Henry Bessemer. He had created a new form of steel using the cheapest commodity around: oxygen. A blast of compressed air burned out impurities such as carbon in the liquefied iron.His steel was lighter and easier to shape than traditionally made metals.He could produce far greater quantities of it at a rate 10 times faster. This new process helped make stronger rails for constructing the railroads and stronger metal machines. (MacRae, 2012)

  • Summary

    Summary
    Today we have large bridges, tall skyscrapers, fast trains and planes, state of the art factories, and computer technology. These are some of the results of the Industrial Revolution. What will our generation invent tomorrow?

  • Works Cited Page 1

    Bellis, Mary. (August 30, 2017). Robert Fulton and the Invention of the Steamboat. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/robert-fulton-steamboat-4075444 History.com Staff. (2010). Interchangeable Parts. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/interchangeable parts The American Cyclopaedia (1879)/Cooper, Peter. (April 4, 2014) in Wikisource. Retrieved from https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_American_Cyclop%C3%A6dia_(1879)/Cooper,_Peter&oldid=4850916

  • Works Cited Page 2

    MacRae, Michael (March, 2012). Henry Bessemer. Retrieved from
    https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/manufacturing-processing/henry-bessemer Banham, Helen (March 16, 2015). Spinning Jenny Industrial Revolution? Retrieved from
    http://www.intriguing-history.com/?s=spinning+jenny&submit=Search