part 5

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  • Industrial Revolution - 1750-1895
  • Industrial Revolution covers the complex technological innovations that led to the substitution of machines and inanimate power for human skill and human and animal forces, respectively
  • Industrial revolution started in the Great Britain
  • Industrial Revolution manufacture of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories
  • Industrial Revolution changes in culture as people moved from rural areas to big cities in order to work
  • Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the latter period of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.
  • INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
    1. Gutenberg Revolution
    2. Post-Gutenberg Revolution
  • The first European to successfully use movable type printing was Johannes Gutenberg
  • The first book of any note to be printed with movable type printer was Gutenberg’s bible, published in 1456.
  • Gutenberg Revolution
    Democracy was born and the effects it had on society
  • The first book of any note to be printed with movable type printer was Gutenberg’s bible, published in 1456
  • Printing press
    It allowed people to have a voice who weren't able to spread their messages before. It allowed people to read the Bible in their own language, leaving it free to their interpretation.
  • Printed text taught people the discipline of literacy, a powerful tool used to understand text and basic communication.
  • If it weren't for printed text and literacy, there would have been no way to record such media as a hard copy.
  • Post-Gutenberg revolution hallmark was the use of computers, internet, and other information technologies such as the World Wide Web.
  • Post-Gutenberg revolution hallmark was the use of computers, internet, and other information technologies such as the World Wide Web.
  • Post-Gutenberg Revolution
    Now, we are able to upload and download any material about anything under the sun with ease and convenience. Therefore, the passing of information is much much easier compared to the previous ones (e.g. via printing machines).
  • Industrial revolution: Notable advancements
    1. Textile
    2. Coal, iron, and steel
    3. Transportation
    4. Communication
    5. Lighting
    6. Agriculture
  • Textile
    1. Fly-shuttle
    2. Water frame
    3. Rude power loom
    4. Cotton gin (cotton engine)
  • Coal, iron, and steel
    1. Use of coke for iron smelting
    2. Blast furnace
    3. Manufacturing cylinder methods
  • Transportation
    1. Mile-long canals
    2. Steam boat and ship
    3. Macadamizing
    4. Steam locomotive
  • Communication
    1. Electric telegraph
    2. Telephone
    3. Radio
  • Lighting
    1. Gas lighting
    2. Bunsen burner
    3. Electric light
  • Agriculture
    1. Seed drill
    2. Stock breeding