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Important Technological

Developments
METALLURGY
A major change in metal
industries during the era
of industrial
revolution was the
replacement of wood and
other biofuels with coal.
CAST IRON BLOWING
CYLINDER
The cast iron blowing
cylinder was first use
in 1760.
It helped optimize the
operation of blast furnaces by
providing a more powerful and
controlled airflow, it allowed
for higher temperatures
James Watt
and
Matthew Boulton
discover a STEAM
ENGINE to improve
the existing
newcomen engine
MACHINE TOOLS
Machine Tools created a
demand for metal parts
used in machinery . This
led to the development of
several machine tools for
cutting metal parts
CHEMICAlS
The large scale
production of
chemicals such as
The development of
bleaching powder calcium
hypochlorite, revolutionized
the bleaching processes in
the textile industry
CEMENT
On 1824 Joseph Aspdin,
a British bricklayer
turned builder discover
a Portland Cement
who heated a mix of ground
limestone and clay in his
kitchen stove, then pulverized
the concoction into a fine
powder.
GAS LIGHTING
Through others made similar
innovation else where, the large
scale introduction of this was the
work of William Murdoch.

Birmingham engine
steam pioneers.
The process consisted of the large-scale
gasification of coal in furnace, the
purification of gas and its storage
distribution.

The first gas lighting utilities were


established in London
between 1812 and 1820.
GLASS MAKING
Chance brother discovered a new
method in producing glass it is also
known as the Cylinder Process in
the early 19th century.

It allowed a larger panes of glass to


be created without an interpretation.
PAPER MACHINE
The first machine for
making continuous sheet of
paper on a loop of wire
fabric was patented in 1789
by Nicholas Luisa Robert.
AGRICULTURE
Jethro Tull invented an
improve seed drill in 1701. It
was a mechanic seeder which
distributed seeds evenly
across a plot of land and
planted them at the correct
depth.
TRANSPORTATION
From outstanding automobile and the
early airplane to the modern supersonic
jets and the giant rocket that has taken
astronauts to the moon.

CANALS
IMPROVE ROAD
ALSO LOWERED FOOD COSTS
Canals were the first technology to allow bulk
materials to be economically transported long
distance inland.

the largest artificial waterway and the oldest


canal existence.

6th BC and 4th BC

1,121 miles long and links Hangzou with Beijing.


FOOD AND
NUTRITION
HOUSING
Created a middle class of
professionals such as lawyer
and doctor
CLOTHING AND CONSUMERS
GOOD

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