WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Steam Engine
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Steel Process
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Cotton Gin
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Radio
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first commercially successful engine that could transmit continuous power to a machine was the atmospheric engine, invented by Thomas Newcomen around 1712.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, later innovations, such as the steam train and boat used steam engine technology to revolutionize transportation. In 1807, Robert Fulton used steam power to create the first steamboat. His invention revolutionized travel and trade throughout Europe and in Britain in particular.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first steam engine to be applied industrially was the “fire-engine” or “Miner’s Friend", designed by Thomas Savery in 1698. This was a pistonless steam pump, similar to the one developed by Worcester. Savery made two key contributions that greatly improved the practicality of the design.