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The Cotton Gin made farmers aware of the BOOM that this technology would make in the cotton production, it use were interesting for many owner of cotton production.
With the seeds and fibers separated more efficiently, it became much easier for farmers to use the fibers to make a high quality cotton. -
During the 1700s turnpike trusts were set up to charge tolls in an attempt to improve maintenance and the general quality of the country's transport system.
By 1750 almost every main road in England and Wales was the responsibility of a turnpike trust. -
The Volta's modern battery consisted of two plates of different metals immersed in a chemical solution. Volta's development of the first continuous and reproducible source of electrical current was an important step in the study of electromagnetism and in the development of electrical equipment.
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The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. To help use the telegraph, Samuel Morse developed a code (bearing his name) that assigned a set of dots and dashes to each letter of the English alphabet and allowed for the simple transmission of complex messages across telegraph lines.
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This potent explosive quickly gained wide-scale use around the world as a far more powerful alternative to black powder. Today, dynamite is mainly used in mining, quarrying, construction, and demolition activities.