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the first canal called the sankey navigation,
running from St. Helens to River Mersey. This canal is 16km long and was used to bring coal to and from Liverpool. Made by Sankey. The first running canal that transported goods from a place to another -
The bridge water canal
The Bridgewater Canal was the second canal to be built and was paid
for by the Duke of Bridgewater who owned coal mines in Wolsey and sold
most of it 11km away in Manchester
-It improved the transportation as DUke of Bridgewater got more profit which makes coal cheaper -
Personal steam engine
Boulton applied steam power to machines, which was used to make coin. It was also used to run the lapping machines in Birmingham factory -
Railway
Most forms of transport at the time were quite slow. Industry needed a
smooth transport that was fast, unlike the canals, which were smooth
but slow. The answer to this need was the railway. -
steam engines
But by 1800 most had iron rails, and
inventors were designing steam locomotives to pull the wagons. -
Robert Fulton's steamboat
Robert Fulton operates the first commercially successful steamboat between New York City and Albany.
-Before, they didnt use steam boats, but now they find a new way and now they can transport goods faster -
Michael Faraday electric motor
First electric motor was invented by Michael Faraday -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal opens allowing goods to be shipped from New York City to Cleveland and eventually to Chicago.
This is significant as there were no major canals from new YOrk City to Cleveland to import and export goods -
Anyos Jedlik, motor devices
Anyos Jedlik demonstrated the first device to contain the three main components of DC motors: the stator, rotor and commutator -
Faster transportation; speed
The Trials at Rainhill, in 1829, was won by Stephenson's Rocket, which
pulled a 13tonne load at 23kph, with a top speed of 47kph. This was a
big difference compared to most canal barges going between 3-5kph. -
Brunel's new railway.
Brunel's railway, the Great Western from London-Bristol, was the first
railway service designed for comfort and speed. It used a broad gauge
railway line of 2.1m, to reduce swaying, and also it had long, level
stretches with gentle curves. The railway was 192km in length and was
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Steam turbine
Charles Parson invented the steam turbine, which extracts thermal energy from pressered steam and used it for machineries