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Industrial Revolution and Modern Technology

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the mid-eighteenth century. Invemtions that made mining of fossil fuel easier provided the energy needed to expand and promote industrial development. Improvement on the steam engine and industrial machines led to the mass production of goods and a better distribution system. The economic growth motivated people to leave the rural areas and move to the cities

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Frederick Koening-1810invented an improved printing press
Samuel Colt-1836invented the revolver
Samuel Morse 1837-1938invents telegraph and Morse Code
Albert Noble-1866invented dynamite
Alexander Graham Bell-1876patents the telephone
The Wright brothers-1903invent the first gas-powered airplane
Albert Einstein-1905publishes the theory of relativity: E=mc2
Henry Ford-1914introduces assembly line and begins building the first American Cars
Alexander Fleming-1928discovers penicillin
Vannevar Bush-1930invents the analog computer
Peter Goldmark-1940invents color tv
John Deereinvented the plow
Joseph Gliddeninvented barbed wire

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