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Development of Transportation
Development of Transportation
Before Industrialization the most common types of transportation were either walking or using animal powered vehicles. After the developments of steam power and engines, widespread usage of railroads and steamboats took their place. https://www.irtheory.com/how-transportation-affected-globalization/ (source)
Railroads
Railroads
During the Industrial Revolution the steam powered locomotive and railroad changed the world. It made the transport of people and goods faster and more reliable than ever before and connected distant parts of the world. It also made the transport of raw materials faster which quickened industrialization.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2166/the-steam-engine-in-the-british-industrial-revolut/ (source)
Steamboats
Steamboats
Steam boats revolutionized trade on a global level. They drastically increased the cargo capacity, reduced travelling times, made difficult routes and waterways easier to travel, made it more possible to travel upstream, and connected the world economy.
Telephones
Telephones
The telephone forever changed the world by allowing for the instant voice communication from different locations which connected the world. https://opentextbooks.clemson.edu/sciencetechnologyandsociety/chapter/the-invention-of-the-telephone/ (source)
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
The Telegraph changed the world by allowing instant transmissions using morse code. This revolutionized communication being the first of its kind. https://www.elon.edu/u/imagining/time-capsule/150-years/back-1830-1860/ (source)
How Technology Changes our View of Space and Time
Technology can change our views and relationship with space and time by making the world feel smaller and more connected and making everything more fast paced. With the developments of transportation connecting places more than ever before it has changed our views forever. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-technological-innovation-compresses-time-space-kostopoulos-phd--azwze (source)
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