How Did The Industrial Revolution Create A Better Modern Day World
The industrial revolution was an era between the 18th and 19th century that lead massive developments in technology and environment that turned Early Britain into the leading country in early industrial development. Though, in some cases the rapid Industrialisation of Britain wasn't always a good thing. This essay will demonstrate different views of whether the Industrial Revolution created a better modern day world.
The Industrial Revolution was a stage in history that saw the introduction to many different and more efficient forms of power and manufacturing. Britain is known to be the earliest countries to lead the Revolution and quickly used this to there advantage, forbidding the exportation of any newly manufactured machinery, they later realised how profitable exportation might actually be and thus they agreed to send goods to nearby countries and allies. In 1781 James Watt, a Scottish engineer, patented a machine engine that used steam to power vehicles for long travels, although the first official and practical invention of the steam engine was in 1712, James Watts …show more content…
During this time the average life span was decreased by a decade from 50 to 40 years of age. Through the introductions of factories and the use of coal for power created massive amounts of pollution and sickness for the people at the time, because of the mass production in factories and at the rate that materials were being used, caused coal and many natural resources to deplete at a rapid rate, from 1700 to 1900 approximately 250 million tonnes of coal had been used which was exponential compared to the 2.7 million at the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the oil lamp was helpful for miners as they didn't need to ignite any open flames which meant they could mine more coal quicker and in more “safer”
The Industrial Revolution was a stage in history that saw the introduction to many different and more efficient forms of power and manufacturing. Britain is known to be the earliest countries to lead the Revolution and quickly used this to there advantage, forbidding the exportation of any newly manufactured machinery, they later realised how profitable exportation might actually be and thus they agreed to send goods to nearby countries and allies. In 1781 James Watt, a Scottish engineer, patented a machine engine that used steam to power vehicles for long travels, although the first official and practical invention of the steam engine was in 1712, James Watts …show more content…
During this time the average life span was decreased by a decade from 50 to 40 years of age. Through the introductions of factories and the use of coal for power created massive amounts of pollution and sickness for the people at the time, because of the mass production in factories and at the rate that materials were being used, caused coal and many natural resources to deplete at a rapid rate, from 1700 to 1900 approximately 250 million tonnes of coal had been used which was exponential compared to the 2.7 million at the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the oil lamp was helpful for miners as they didn't need to ignite any open flames which meant they could mine more coal quicker and in more “safer”