The First phase-Industrial Revolution: 1750-1850

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    • It was distinguished by the change or transfer from manual labor to machine labor.
    • The source of energy was mainly depended on coal and steam, Iron was the main source of industrial material.
    • In 1764, James Hargreaves invented the spinning Jenny –which speeded the weaving process of cotton in the textile sector.
    • However, that made weaving faster. In 1771, Richard Arkwright invented another advanced spinning machine.
    • The steam engine invented by Newcomer, improved by James Watt in 1769 can drive all kinds of machinery, the improvement of the steam engine helped to get a reliable source of energy.
    • Textile was the first industry
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