L12 From Experimentation to Utility - Industrial Revolution Flashcards
The royal commision…
Prince albert wanted to solve social problems 1850
-solution: international competition for design
watt’s engine became factory engine
1781
Soho engine factory built by Boulton
1774
“engine to drive up water by fire” 1663
Edward Marquise of Worcester
factory system
new technology of manufacturing and LABOUR ORGANIZATION
The Great Exhibition
Brought together Arts and Industry
- lasted 6 months
- 14,000 exhibits
- most successful world fair in history
1764
model of Newcomen engine breaks down at Glascow university
“engine to drive up water by fire”
1663
Thomas Savery
copied and published “Miner’s Friend” 1698
-not the first steam engine
World’s first printer/scanner/fax machine
1851
invention of new cannon boring machine
1774
How to get pistons to be airtight?
invention of new cannon boring machine 1774
Heron of Alexandria
c. 50 AD invents jet/steam turbine
Watt’s engine was water pump engine.
before 1780…
Queen Victoria
Queen of Britain
Brought together Arts and Industry
- lasted 6 months
- 14,000 exhibits
- most successful world fair in history
The Great Exhibition
putting out system
before factory system
-contractd work, work done at workers’ home
The Great Conservatory
1837 built by Joseph Paxton
Joseph Paxton
gardener obsessed with greenhouses–english-built the Great Conservatory 1837-designed Crystal Palace
invents new cannon boring machine 1774
John Wilkinson
1876
Invention of Telephone
Prince albert wanted to solve social problems 1850
-solution: international competition for design
The royal commision…
Invention of Telephone
1876
1698
-copied from Edward Marquise of Worchester
“Miner’s Friend” published by Thomas Savery
1837 built by Joseph Paxton
The Great Conservatory
1712
Newcomen proposes steam engine design (locomotive)
model of Newcomen engine breaks down at Glascow university
1764
- British
- proposed steam engine design (locomotive)
Thomas Newcomen
scientifically organized system for locating and use of the world’s natural resources
Britain is overpopulated, needed natural resources, solution…
Cromform Mill
c. 1781
world’s first steam-powered factory
1663
“engine to drive up water by fire”
Transportation Revolution
Steam engine led to…