Industrial revolution began with the invention of

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  1. Steam Engine
  2. Telephone
  3. Television
  4. Aeroplane

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Industrial Revolution: 

  • The first Industrial revolution was started in Britain.
  • It has impacted the whole world and made a drastic change in the life of the people.
  • The Industrial Revolution began in England, then spread throughout Europe and then North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • The ultimate goal of the Industrial Revolution was to rely less on human labour in manufacturing processes.
  • And to alter the industrial steps that used to be powered by Man into another form that is powered by machines
  • This dream came true when the discovery of steam power and the invention and development of the steam engine took place.
  • The first steam engine to be applied industrially was the "fire-engine" or "Miner's Friend", designed by Thomas Savery in 1698. 
  • Because of the Industrial Revolution, a new system of society that had been emerging in Europe from the 15th century is
    called capitalism.
  • The Industrial Revolution has increased the use of the steam engine as its application has increased.

​Thus, the industrial revolution began with the invention of the steam engine.

Additional Information 

Important invention during the Industrial revolution

Inventions Invented by
Steam Engine James Watt
Cotton Gin Eli Whitney
Telephone Alexander Graham Bells
Electric Bulb Thomas Edison

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