the age of industry
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The Age of Industry. Bessemer Steel Process. Industrial process for the manufacture of steel Involved injecting air into molten iron to remove impurities Removal of carbon made a lighter, more flexible, rust-resistant metal known as steel. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Age of Industry
Bessemer Steel Process
Industrial process for the manufacture of steel
Involved injecting air into molten iron to remove impurities Removal of carbon made a lighter, more
flexible, rust-resistant metal known as steel. This process drastically lowered the price of
building materials.
The Bessemer Process
New Uses for Steel
The railroads, with thousands of miles of track, became the biggest customers for steel.
Other uses: Glidden’s barbed wire Deere’s farming equipment
Transformed the construction industry, allowing for more complex structure to be built ie) The Brooklyn Bridge
Inventions Promote Change
Inventions changed the way people lived and worked
Inventions such as the typewriter, incandescent light bulb, phonograph, telephone, and electric motor, drastically changed peoples lifestyles.
Christopher Sholes
Invented the typewriter in 1867 Drew more women into the workforce
Thomas Alva Edison
Invented the incandescent light bulb, and later invented an entire system for producing and distributing electrical power
Electricity allowed manufacturers to locate their plants wherever they wanted, not just near sources of power, such as rivers.
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the telephone in 1876, opening the way for a worldwide communications network.
Regents Question
The invention of the typewriter and the telephone in the mid-1800s helped lead to 1) a shorter work week 2) more jobs for women 3) a market for electricity 4) mass production
Industrialization
Freed some factory workers from backbreaking labor
Helped improve workers’ standard of living Job market growth Urban population increased
Mass Production
The Assembly Line
What problems or benefits can you foresee with the implementation of the assembly line?