Industrial revolution: influences of progress Flashcards
How did attitudes in society influence rapid medical progress in the Industrial Revolution?
The enlightenment was a social movement that became a strong attitude in society during the 1700s, along with the scientific revolution. It was fashionable to seek answers to questions about the world; rational explanation, or deductive reasoning, became the standard.
This was partially due to the desperation for cures for epidemics of diseases like cholera/smallpox in rapidly growing urban environments.
How did science influence rapid medical progress in the Industrial Revolution?
1) Although new theories began to be developed during the Renaissance, it was during the scientific revolution of industrial times that medical ideas were released at an unprecedented rate.
2) In the 18th century, principles and theories like spontaneous generation, although not always correct, began to show the beginnings of rational thought.
3) Science progressed radically in the 19th century, for example, with Pasteur’s 1861 germ theory, and Koch’s
work on identifying specific germs, or the drastic progress in surgical conditions.
How did technology influence rapid medical progress in the Industrial Revolution?
The invention of the microscope was likely the most important development in examining germs.
Additionally, the invention of industrial strength dyes allowed for the staining of microbes needed for research.
How did the government influence rapid medical progress in the Industrial Revolution?
1) In the 18th century, the government intervened very little, despite the growing need for intervention which coincided with the rapid growth of urban environments and the diseases (TB, smallpox, cholera…) which spread just as quickly.
2) In the 19th century, the government became more accepting of scientific advances, and began to take a more active role: for example, the 1848 and 1875 public health acts, or its enforcement of vaccinations.
