Advancements in Technology During the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution is known for it's advancements, namely those like the knitting frames, steam engines and trains. Many believe that the first Industrial Revolution started with the creation of the crucible steel method in the 1740s that sparked it all giving many the chance to finally have access to iron's far superior counterpart shooting all manner of inventors into overdrive. One of the first namely new things was James Watt's improvements to the steam engine, with steel now available steam engines could be made where large boilers could stand the pressure and efficiency of all manner of machines could now along with being made better, be powered better.
As this first Industrial Revolution went on many would have also maned it the age of steam, because nearly everything was powered by steam engines. The Framework Knitters in , the coal mine water pumps, very early cars, trains and later on the inventions of boats and cruise ships. Framework Knitters (invented 1793) themselves where a simple device named so because they were made up of a metal frame with hooks and spinning components that ran thread to spin into yarn that could then be used by people to make latticework and simple items of clothing. This highly efficient frame often called the 'Spinning Jenny' revolutionised how clothing was made cutting down on hundreds of badly paid, laborious jobs of people who used to spin yarn.
The main problem with manufacturing in Britain it had to be done coastal otherwise you would spend more money getting it there to be shipped off and sold then you would earn with your fresh shipment of clothes. So this posed a major problem: all the factories were inland and had no way of moving. So, the solution was obvious. Bring the ocean, to the factories. Canals they sprung up in their hundreds all across Britain in 1750 and the years to follow. However some note must be given to the Manchester Canal, a brilliant feat of engineering and a display of Britain's true power and wealth. The Manchester Canal is 58 kilometers long comes meters high to with several locks to get it to Manchester . This massive canal could fit huge trading ships bringing so much trade to the bustling industrial city of Manchester making it the 3rd biggest port in the country. The 3rd biggest and it was 50 kilometers inland. It also boasts the only Swing Aqueduct in the world even today. Well, that solves that problem.
With the steam engine now an incredibly viable option and getting better with every inventor who wanted to make their mark and steel now cheep and efficient nothing could stop the revolution now, nothing. Steam boats invented in early 1807 and being used on regular scheduled services on the Hudson river by the end of the year. The human hands at the end of the Latticework process were replaced by sewing machines in 1844 that only needed to powered and cleaned.
The Industrial Revolution was well over and gone when the next major achievement was made with Nikola Tesla's Induction Electric motor in 1888. But this great time period lives on in all of us forever although we may not know it when we wake up every morning and get in the shower, "Boy am i happy some smart bloke decided to Invent all this."
Whether we know it or not our world can never be the same again thanks to the Industrial Revolution.
As this first Industrial Revolution went on many would have also maned it the age of steam, because nearly everything was powered by steam engines. The Framework Knitters in , the coal mine water pumps, very early cars, trains and later on the inventions of boats and cruise ships. Framework Knitters (invented 1793) themselves where a simple device named so because they were made up of a metal frame with hooks and spinning components that ran thread to spin into yarn that could then be used by people to make latticework and simple items of clothing. This highly efficient frame often called the 'Spinning Jenny' revolutionised how clothing was made cutting down on hundreds of badly paid, laborious jobs of people who used to spin yarn.
The main problem with manufacturing in Britain it had to be done coastal otherwise you would spend more money getting it there to be shipped off and sold then you would earn with your fresh shipment of clothes. So this posed a major problem: all the factories were inland and had no way of moving. So, the solution was obvious. Bring the ocean, to the factories. Canals they sprung up in their hundreds all across Britain in 1750 and the years to follow. However some note must be given to the Manchester Canal, a brilliant feat of engineering and a display of Britain's true power and wealth. The Manchester Canal is 58 kilometers long comes meters high to with several locks to get it to Manchester . This massive canal could fit huge trading ships bringing so much trade to the bustling industrial city of Manchester making it the 3rd biggest port in the country. The 3rd biggest and it was 50 kilometers inland. It also boasts the only Swing Aqueduct in the world even today. Well, that solves that problem.
With the steam engine now an incredibly viable option and getting better with every inventor who wanted to make their mark and steel now cheep and efficient nothing could stop the revolution now, nothing. Steam boats invented in early 1807 and being used on regular scheduled services on the Hudson river by the end of the year. The human hands at the end of the Latticework process were replaced by sewing machines in 1844 that only needed to powered and cleaned.
The Industrial Revolution was well over and gone when the next major achievement was made with Nikola Tesla's Induction Electric motor in 1888. But this great time period lives on in all of us forever although we may not know it when we wake up every morning and get in the shower, "Boy am i happy some smart bloke decided to Invent all this."
Whether we know it or not our world can never be the same again thanks to the Industrial Revolution.