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The production of iron was also a basic component of modern development. Its significance cannot be understated because it "constitutes the chief element of all heavy industry and land or sea transport and is the material out of which most productive machinery has been manufactured" (Craig 629). For instance, in 1708, Abraham Darby's invention of the smelting iron in 1708 increased the use of coal in the iron industry. As we can see, one invention (or good idea) often leads to another.
Transportation is one aspect of modern industrialization that cannot be overlooked. As mentioned earlier, Britain had "special advantages" (Chodorow 718) in this area because of its location. Before the eighteenth century, the closest the country came to seeing a railroad was carts being pulled by horses on iron rails. Putting the steam engine on wheels solved this problem. The first "commercial steam railroad" (719) became public in 1825 and by 1840, Britain had "some eight hundred miles of track, and by 1850 it had more than six thousand" (719). The advent of the railroad cannot be underestimated - partially because there was no way anyone would know at the time what lay ahead as far as development. Economically, the railroad was "overwhelming" (719) because the need answered a "universal need" employing thousands of people, "offering unprecedented opportunities for investment, and...
Considering that we still use the railroad today, its impact on modernization and industrialization is incredible.
In conclusion, the Industrial Revolution was perhaps the most significant revolution of the modern world. Civilization seemed to jump decades ahead with the invention of the steam engine and the railroad. Looking back, it is easy to see how these inventions changed the world, but it is even more interesting to think of these inventions in their own time - changing lives and history one day at a time. We see that change, however magnificent, comes in small bites. Ideas generally feed upon other ideas and inventions often rely on previous discoveries for success. The Industrial Revolution was born from need, which led from one invention to another. These inventions improved life itself by improving the quality of life. Almost every aspect of life was affected by these inventions and they represent how man has evolved over the years. It is most definitely an event in world history that deserves the word revolution because these discoveries revolutionized life itself.
Works Cited
Chodorow, Stanley, et al. A History of the World. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers. 1986.
Craig, Albert, et al. The Heritage of World Civilizations.…
Works Cited
Chodorow, Stanley, et al. A History of the World. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers. 1986.
Craig, Albert, et al. The Heritage of World Civilizations. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. 2000.
Noble, Thomas, et al. Western Civilization: The Continuing Experiment. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1994.
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