HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Inventions were the final ingredient for industrialism. Who invented the first steam engine?
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Eli Whitney
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George Washington
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James Watts
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Boulton & Watt engine was built in 1786 to pump water for the Barclay & Perkins Brewery in Southwark, London. Made double-acting in 1796, it was then capable of grinding barley and pumping water. At that time, no one else could supply a steam engine that performed both these actions at once.
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