The Industrial Revolution after the Civil War, also known as the Second Industrial Revolution transformed America in many ways. Although, most of these innovations were improvements on inventions from the First Industrial Revolution. Through experimentation, new discoveries and inventions in energy, transportation, and communication would reshape America’s future entirely. One way the Second Industrial Revolution altered America, was through new sources of energy.
With industrialization came many new inventions and successful businessmen. Industrialists had major impacts on the Gilded Age. During the Gilded Age, Thomas Edison Invented the lightbulb. This enabled workers to continue working after dark.
Quickly after, it was a sudden technological transformation in America. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing which started in Europe. Being influenced by plantation owners and their businesses others in Europe decided it was a time for change and new ideas started to emerge. There was a rise of wage labor with the help of the Industrial Revolution which helped benefit each group of people, money wise.
Furthermore, the steamboat made transporting supplies faster and more effective. Resources was a necessity for the inventions of machinery
The development of the stationary steam engine was an essential early element of the Industrial Revolution. The world was becoming an industrialized place before the advent of steam power, but would never have progressed so quickly without it. Factories that still relied on wind or water power to drive their machines during the Industrial Revolution were confined to certain locales. Steam meant that factories could be built anywhere, not just along fast-flowing rivers.
James Watt profoundly affected the Industrial Revolution with his work. He changed the way of living and helped revolutionize the world to create a better quality of life. Through several failed attempts and thorough research on steam engines and latent heat —the thermal energy released or absorbed during a constant-temperature process—this brilliant inventor developed a steam engine that introduced a separate condenser to avoid energy loss and, therefore, improved the efficiency, power and cost-effectiveness of steam engines. This is in contrast with contemporary engine designs that lost large amounts of energy due to repeatedly cooling and reheating the cylinder. Watt’s invention became a universal source of power and provided one of the most
The Second Industrial Revolution began in the middle of the nineteenth century. This involved a series of developments within the chemical industry, electricity, oil and steel. All the technological innovations were already replacing human skills and machinery caused energy production. There were changes in energy sources such as electricity, and oil. They started using beside coal the use of steam.
The Industrial Revolution was an increase in machinery that helped to produce goods within the textile industry. It started in England in the 1700’s. Beginning in the middle of the eighteenth century, machines did this and other jobs as well. It also greatly improved farming methods. The Industrial Revolution began because England is abundant in natural resources, people left to that area for jobs, and inventions made it easier to perform those jobs.
The Industrial Revolution was a period of time from the late eighteenth century to the mid-late nineteenth century, in which industry flourished. After this original period of revolution, however, many other industrial booms occurred throughout Europe and the wold. This period, which played a prominent role in the development and modernization of Europe, first occurred in Britain. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain due its agricultural, political and intellectual climates which were ripe for industrial success, and its various advantageous geographical features. Britains success in agriculture in the century prior to the Industrial Revolution contributed to its success in industrial expansion.
The Victorian Era was a time period were Queen Victoria ruled over all of Britain and its colonies. This took place during the years of 1837 and 1901, this event of time was a great time for technology and the economies of many nations but most importantly Britain. Many things happened all over the world during this time that was triggered by Britain like industry, British wars and major event changing wars, and also other nations and their economies the rise and fall of some nations. First, the industrial revolution took place during the Victorian Era, new inventions that made time-consuming jobs be much faster and more efficient. The more factors in cities and towns caused rises in populations and uses of new kinds of workers.
Newcomen’s steam engine was first used to draw water out of mines. The steam engine would be perfected, and later, it would be used to make mills and factories. The factories would be able to use the steam engine to transport their materials that were made. They could be transported trains and ships, and the transportation was more efficient than it previously was. Importance of the Steam Engine Steam engines today are used in different factories than what they were used for back then.
Other resources were forests and coal used to fuel steam power. In according to the passage, the professor says that America easily adapted to the change, in fact to fuel steam power a lot of wood and coal were present in America. Coal were used to fuel boat and ships and it was used in factory, too. Finally, the passage says that another feature that allowed diffusion of the Industrial Revolution was the alteration of the education system. Colleges and technology schools started to teach engeneering and technology subjects.
The building and development of the railroad in all parts of the country were one of the most remarkable developments of the Industrial Revolution. With its creation and active operation, they brought significant change to the economy, society and the political world. The first railroads were built in Great Britain. America got the idea to construct them at home when they visited England and saw the impressive drop of shipping costs when it was done by railroads instead of by carriage, nearly a 60%-70% decrease. The first railroads in America were extremely successful.
After the Civil War, the American Industrial Revolution made the Americans the most industrialized people in the world. This economic phenomenon was unprecedented in history. There were several factors that led the American economic prowess and prosperity. The Americans were blessed with natural resources. A liberal immigration policy insured a steady work force.
Before The Industrial revolution, coal was used, but what coal was mined came from just below the earth’s surface. And although deep mining had already begun in Britain in 1880, America had yet to catch up. During the Industrial Revolution, the demand for coal increased rapidly, therefore mines became deeper and deeper throughout the years. In the early 1900s, two main types of coal existed - anthracite and bituminous coal. Anthracite burns much cleaner than the latter, and therefore was used more frequently and preferred by the majority of Americans, especially for residential use.