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The steam engine allowed for the automation of processes and facilitated the creation of factories.
Advantages:
It enabled the development of factories and industrial machinery.
It increased the production of goods.
It reduced dependence on natural sources.
Disadvantages:
It requires coal, which contributed to pollution.
It led to the loss of artisanal jobs.
It increased labor exploitation. -
The power loom increased textile production, making clothing more affordable, although it also caused labor conflicts.
Advantages:
It accelerated textile production.
It lowered the cost of clothing.
It boosted industry and trade.
Disadvantages:
It caused unemployment among handloom weavers.
Poor working conditions in factories.
It made it difficult for traditional workshops to compete. -
The locomotive revolutionized transportation, connecting regions and enabling more fluid trade.
Advantages:
Reduced transportation time.
Facilitated trade and mobility.
Promoted the expansion of cities.
Disadvantages:
Pollution from coal smoke.
Frequent accidents in the early days.
Displacement of traditional means of transportation. -
Photography allowed us to document reality and changed the way people perceived the world.
Advantages:
Visual record of historical moments.
Revolutionized art and communication.
Facilitated science.
Disadvantages:
High cost in its early days.
Could be used for manipulation or propaganda.
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The telegraph shortened communication distances, ushering in an era of instant communication.
Advantages:
Fast long-distance communication.
Facilitated military, political, and commercial operations.
Based on future technologies (telephone).
Disadvantages:
Initially expensive and limited to certain sectors.
Requires learning Morse code.
Possibility of interference or transmission errors.