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1809 BCE
Charles Darwin
A english naturalist, geologist, and biologist known widely for his great contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition was that all species of life have a common ancestor. This is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. -
1736 BCE
James Watt
A scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved Thomas Newcomen's steam engine. He used his steam engine which is the watt engine to improve it. Which was fundamenal for the industrial revolution changes of the world. -
Spinning Jenny
Invented by James Hargreaves, a cotton weaver, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. The early jennies were awkward to operate, and required considerable skill. The spinning jenny was a machine that used a large wheel to spin many spindles of thread at once. -
George Stephenson
A British civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the industrial revolution. He developed the 'Rocket', an early locomotive, with his son Robert and pioneered rail transport and the development of the first passenger railways. He is known for english engineering and for being principal inventor of the railroad locomotive. -
Socialism
Socialism is an economic and political system based on collective ownership of the means of production. Exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. The primary goal of socialism is social equality and a distribution of wealth based on one's contribution to society, and an economic arrangement that would serve the interests of society as a whole. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was the man that patented the cotton gin. a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. It separated the sticky seeds from the fibers in short-staple cotton. -
interchangeable parts
Part made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type. One such part can freely replace another, without any custom fitting, such as filing. Some products For example are cars, computers, furniture, almost all products used today, are made from interchangeable parts. -
Social Darwinism
The concept of Social Darwinism originated with English philosopher Herbert Spencer during the late 1800s. He based his ideas on the findings of scientist Charles Darwin. The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. -
Alfred Nobel
He was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He's best known for having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. Although he did to a lot to contribute in the field of science along with holding 355 patents throughout his life span. -
Thomas Edison
He was an american inventor and businessman. He is known for being the first man to invent the light bulb. His first invention that he ever made though was a electric vote recorder -
Social Democracy
Social democracy has been described as the evolutionary form of democratic socialism. Aiming to gradually and peacefully achieve socialism through established political processes. A political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. -
Automobile
Karl Benz invented the three-wheeled Motor Car, known as the “Motorwagen" which is also the first true modern automobile. Benz also patented his throttle system, spark plugs, gear shifter, water radiator, carburetor, and other fundamental vehicle elements.His car was also the first car to go into series production. -
Social Gospel
The Social Gospel Movement was a religious movement that arose during the second half of the nineteenth century. Traced to the rise of late 19th-century urban industrialization immediately following the Civil War. Began to tie salvation and good works together -
Airplane
In 1903, Americans Orville and Wilbur Wright completed the world's first successful controlled powered flight. they became the first people to fly a heavier than air. They also pioneering the use of flight control systems for fixed-wing aircraft. -
Communism
A political and economic ideology that positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism. Advocating instead for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally. Communist society also involves the absence of private property, social classes, money, and the state.