Industrialization


 * Amy Ma**

No specified prompt; just wanted to talk about the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.


 * Textile Industry**
 * Flying Shuttle
 * by John Kay
 * sped up weaving and increased producing power
 * Spinning Jenny
 * by James Hargreaves
 * made it possible to spin several threads at once
 * Water Frame
 * by Sir Richard Arkwright
 * water-powered spinning machine, increased speed of spinning
 * Spinning Mule
 * by Samuel Crompton
 * combination of spinning jenny and water frame
 * produced fine thread
 * Power Loom
 * by Edmund Cartwright
 * Water-powered, fast and automatic weaving
 * Cotton Gin
 * by Eli Whitney
 * quick way of separating seed from cotton fiber


 * Steam Industry**
 * Steam Engine
 * by Thomas Newcomen
 * operated pump to drain water from coal mines
 * Improvement of Newcomen's Work
 * by James Watt
 * Opened up the age of steam
 * Steamship
 * Rober Fulton
 * sped up shipping, lowered costs
 * Steam locomotive "Rocket"
 * by George Stephenson
 * paved way for railroad era
 * railways helped with better transportation


 * Results of the Industrial Revolution**:
 * //Wealth of Nations//
 * by Adam Smiths
 * //Laissez Faire// - Government shouldn't get involved with the economy
 * //Essay on the Principle of Population//
 * by Thomas Malthus


 * Poverty and misery are unavoidable because of population growth is increasing faster than food suppl
 * //The Principles of Political Economy//
 * by David Ricardo


 * Iron Law of Wages


 * Great Exhibition**
 * Held in Crystal Palace in London, Great Britain, in 1851
 * Show off Great Britain's wealth to the world
 * Symbol of Great Britain's success