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Richard Arkwright
An English inventor and entrepreneur. He is credited as the leading force behind the development of the spinning frame. He achieved the mass production of yarn using this new method. -
James Watt
Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. While working as an instrument maker in the university of Glasgow he became interested in steam engines. He invented the Watt steam engine in 1776. -
Thomas Malthus
An English cleric and scholar. Wrote a book in 1798 titled "An Essay on the Principal of Population" which noted the short lived improvement of the well-being of the populace followed by an increase in population and the resurgence of a low quality of life. This view became known as the "Malthusian trap". -
George Stephenson
A British civil and mechanical engineer. Hailed as the father of railways. Created the rail gauge or "Stephenson gauge", the standard gauge used on most of the world's railways. -
Assembly Lines
True beginning was made by Oliver Evans, used to automate the process of making flour. The true linear assembly process began between 1801 and 1803 when Marc Isambard Brunel and Henry Maudslay created 22 types of machine tools for rigging blocks to be used by the royal navy. This factory was so successful that in remained active until the 1960's -
Corporations
The theory of mercantilism has been abandoned and in it's place rises classic liberalism and laissez-faire economics due to a revolution led by Adam Smith. Corporations themselves shifted from government property to being personally owned entities. This led to a number of issues and abuse towards common workers until regulations began to restrict the rights of these corporations. -
Karl Marx
A German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and social revolutionary. Wrote the communist manifesto and the three volume Das Kapital. Was very critical on capitalism and heavily believed that it caused nothing but societal tension. -
Interchangable Parts
After the idea of replaceable parts to a piece of equipment became far more wide spread these creations were spread to industrialization soon to be adopted by multiple companies.Singer corporation sewing machine's, Reaper harvesters, and several large steam engines, all soon became completely interchangeable. Late to follow were bicycles which also became entirely interchangeable, further increasing their overall use among townsfolk.
