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The First Phase
First Industrial Revolution, was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. But the first letter where the Industrial Revolution was showed on July 6th, 1799. -
Population Increase.
Between the years 1700 and 1800, the European population grew from about 115 to 190 million inhabitants. This demographic growth was very important for the Industrial Revolution because it meant abundant labor for industry and greater consumption of all kinds of products. -
Agriculture
Population growth is usually related to improved nutrition and therefore increased agricultural production. But on this period of time, the Industrial technologies affected farming included the seed drill, the Dutch plough. -
Mining
Coal mining in Britain, particularly in South Wales, started early. In other cases, if the geology was favorable, the coal was mined by means of an adit or drift mine driven into the side of a hill. -
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The Industrial Revolution.
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Charcoal
The first of these was mineral coal, which was a cheap, abundant, and highly calorific source of energy, although quite polluting. A major change in the iron industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood with coal. For a given amount of heat, coal required much less labor to mine than cutting wood and converting it to charcoal. -
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Transportation revolution
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Steam Power.
James Watt is considered its inventor that was patented in 1765. Giving the opportunity to create new machines.
The transport of people and goods became faster and cheaper, which allowed international trade and migratory movements. -
The Steamboat
During the late 18th an early 19th centuries when the UK and parts of Western Europe began to industrialize. The building of roads and canals, the introduction of steamboats. -
The railway
The first horse railways were introduced toward the end of the 18th century, with steam locomotives being introduced in the early decades of the 19th century. Raw materials and finished products could be moved more quickly and cheaply than before. -
Petroleum
This Second Industrial Revolution gradually grew to include chemicals, mainly the chemical industries, petroleum.
The oil exploration, extraction and refining industry became one of the most important. -
Chemical industry
From the distillation of coal, gas is obtained for lighting; sulfuric and hydrochloric acids and soda were used in bleaching fabrics. Also from oil refining, various products were obtained in addition to gasoline.
