WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the period of the industrial revolution, as demand for coal soared thanks to iron and steam, as the technology to produce coal improved and the ability to move it increased, coal experienced a massive escalation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The engines powered by steam increased the ease of operating boats, ships, railways, factories, mills, mines and farms. And these steam engines were fueled by coal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The steam engine turned the wheels of mechanized factory production. Its emergence freed manufacturers from the need to locate their factories on or near sources of water power. Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities.

Detailed explanation-4: -With coal, iron production could expand enormously, giving rise to further industries that, in turn, used more coal, such as steam engines. Built of iron or steel, steam engines provided a new and flexible source of power for growing factories.

Detailed explanation-5: -Large-scale coal mining developed during the Industrial Revolution, and coal provided the main source of primary energy for industry and transportation in industrial areas from the 18th century to the 1950s.