Technological Advancements and the Industrial Revolution
Technological Advancements and the Industrial Revolution
In Pre modern times in the transition from medieval to the renaissance there were many ideas and new schools of thought. Many new philosophies were introduced, feudalism rose and fell, and there was the development of many new territories such as the thirteen colonies. The people hungered for culture and education,” the printing press helped make that possible it made information available to more people faster” (Getz and Brooke, 2012).
The period of British Hegemony was when industrialization really took off. With mass coal available to them and the invention of the steam engine it really put England on top. Steam Engines, factories and assembly lines made goods in mass quantities at lower prices.
Rational thinking was the reason for many of the new ideas of the modern age with less rigidity a free mind will tend to be more creative. Ration and Reason lead to modernity. Rational thinking made the advances in technology possible, it lead to the advances in science, mathematics and technology. Advances such as politics, industry, society, economics, commerce, transport, communication, mechanization, automation, science, medicine, technology and culture have formed the Old World into the New Modern World. The Industrial revolution happened in England for many reasons the main one being resources they had food, labor, iron and coal, the Agricultural revolution jump started the Industrial revolution. The agricultural revolution changed the way farmers did things their new methods produced more food, cheaper and with less labor.
Some of the major technological developments of the time were textiles, iron making, and steam power. In the field of textiles there were many new inventions or improvements made, before industrialization most of the manufacturing was done in homes using hand tools or very basic machines...