Industrial Revolution
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What is the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries, was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 1700s, manufacturing was often done in people’s homes, using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production. The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine, played central roles in the Industrial Revolution, which also saw improved systems of transportation, communication and banking. While industrialization brought about an increased volume and variety of manufactured goods and an improved standard of living for some, it also resulted in often grim employment and living conditions for the poor and working classes.
Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
James Hargreaves
Invented Spinning Ginny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwaVqTFteo
Sir Henry Bessemer
Developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively (1856), leading to the development of the Bessemer converter.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/63059/Sir-Henry-Bessemer
Upton Sinclair
Wrote Jungle highlighting the darker side of industrialism.