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The greatest invention ever built by mankind was probably the electric wire system that allowed us to invent further technology like computers.
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The printing press was probably the greatest invention because it allowed people to share their ideas with others. The internet does the same thing but on a global scale. It lets people from different countries in the world to work together on the same project. It will greatly advance technology and for this reason it is man's greatest invention.
The telephone is a great invention in the history of communciation. The invention of radio allowed information to be rapidly sent between continents.
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The invention of steam engines to drive factory machinery allowed manufacturers to build factories away from running water.
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The invention which brought the Industrial Revolution to Northern agriculture was the factories that were in existence. This allowed them to produce more goods which would be processed and exported from the factories.
invention of the steam engine allowed factories to end their dependence on the waterwheel and thus, ended the need to be located next to streams or rivers.
Invention of the steam engine allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers.
The invention that helped the textile industry move from homes to factories was the spinning jenny, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. This machine allowed for multiple spindles of thread to be spun simultaneously, increasing production efficiency and making it more economically viable to have large-scale textile manufacturing in factories.
The greatest invention ever built by mankind was probably the electric wire system that allowed us to invent further technology like computers.
It meant that factories could be built anywhere.It allowed factories to work 24 hours a day and this began the invention of shifts and the work week. Weekends happened much later. They could also produce more products in shorter times leading to production methods used today.
Henry Ford's invention of the Assembly Line probably fits this question. It allowed Mass Production automobile thus dropping the costs greatly.
The development of the steam engine allowed the Industrial Revolution to push forward in a way that would not have been possible without it. Prior to the invention of steam, factories could only be run by wind or water. This greatly limited where factories could be located. The number of factories that could be built were now limitless.