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What new invention supported industrialization?

The invention of the static steam engine led to the industrial revolution in Britain. It meant that factories could be built almost anywhere, and production machinery could be powered by a single static steam engine.


What invention allowed cities to be built into the air?

steel


How did the invention of the steam engine change where factories could be built?

The steam engine freed factories from the water wheel, and James Watts double - acting rotative version was also used for pumping water out of mines, and powered locomotives. Factories could then be built almost anywhere, and could be closer to needed resources. Many moved closer to ports, to reduce haulage costs.


What mostly allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers?

Steam energy allowed factories to move away from rivers.


The steam engine meant that factories?

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.


Why steam engine was so important?

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.


What power sources were used during the industrial rev?

At first water power was the primary power source. Factories were built on the banks of rivers, and huge water wheels driven by the flow of the river would power the factory. Then the invention of the steam engine made it possible to build factories almost anywhere, and steam engines replaced water wheels as the primary power source in factories.


What would happen to the animals if more factories were built and their toxic wastes were thrown anywhere?

They'd become sick and die.


What is the greatest invention ever designed?

The greatest invention ever built by mankind was probably the electric wire system that allowed us to invent further technology like computers.


What invention had the greatest impact on society during the industrial revolution?

The invention of an efficient steam engine, meant that factories and mills no longer had to be built along water-courses, or where lodges could be used as reservoirs, to drive water-wheels.


How did the invention of the Bessemer process affect transportation?

By producing more steel, The Bessemer Process allowed more bridges and railways to be built.


Why is elisha otis's invention of elevator important to development of architecture?

Elisha's invention was important because it allowed skyscrapers and high story buildings to be built. It also created a leap in architectural advances