Industrial Revolution Flashcards
It is a trope or a process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by the industry
Industrial Revolution
When did Industrial Revolution start
The 1700s, 1760, 17th Century
where did Industrial Revolution begin?
England, Great Britain
a revolution started with
Coal, Iron, and Textile
What allowed the Industrial Revolution to take off in England
Social Stability, and Population boom
The invention of farming itself. Farmers changed rapidly, growing larger as common land became enclosed.
British Agricultural Revolution or The Second Agricultural Revolution
Can produce high temperature necessary to melt iron
Coal
burned more efficiently than charcoal
Coal
a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid
Steam Engine
A Dutch philosopher and mathematician, that is also known for his pendulum clock
Christiaan Huygens
A Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist that is known for his fluid dynamic
Daniel Bernoulli
in 1698, An English Engineer patented the first workable steam pump, which he called “Miner’s friend or an Engine that raises water by fire
Thomas Savery
This worked by boiling steam and then cooling it to create a partial vacuum.
The Miner’s Friend
An English preacher and engineer whose atmospheric engine was economically practical
Thomas Newcomen
In 1781, Scottish Chemist and engineer improve the work of Newcomen
James Watt
Watt added a new chamber that is where the steam is collected without affecting the heat of the cylinder
separate condenser
Watt teamed up with a Birmingham manufacturer to produce his engine on a large scale
Matthew Boulton
_ became the workhorse of the Industrial Revolution
Steam engine
The 17th century was the century of _
Science
The 18th Century was the century of _
Philosophy
The 19th Century was the century of _
Engineering
