In this lesson we'll be focusing on the inventions and specific technological advancements that gave the Industrial Revolution is world changing energy.

Historical Developments in Unit 5.5 Technology of the Industrial Age

• The development of machines, including steam engines and the internal combustion engine, made it possible to take advantage of both existing and vast newly discovered resources of energy stored in fossil fuels, specifically coal and oil. The fossil fuels revolution greatly increased the energy available to human societies.

• The "second industrial revolution" led to new methods in the production of steel, chemicals, electricity, and precision machinery during the second half of the 19th century.

• Railroads, steamships, and the telegraph made exploration, development and communication possible in interior regions globally, which led to increased trade and migration

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