Aim: To what extent can machine power transform the world?

Trump and Jobs Bringing back Manufacturing jobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODl6N2j8BXo Bringing back Manufacturing jobs

Would you be willing to pay 20% for a product if American workers/human workers produced it, rather than a machine?

Industrial Revolution (1750-1900)

Look Familiar?

Early Industrial revolution Flying Shuttle- 1733, easier weaving by 1 person, 50% reduction in necessary labor Spinning Jenny-> see image at bottom right Water Frame-1768 Textile Mills-creation of fabric “bolts”

Water Frame-what is powering the device?

Early Industrial Revolution Textile Mills powered by…

Causes of Industrial Revolution Coal-used for centuries as a source of heat, particularly in England Thomas Newcomen-(1712)created 1st steam engine, used to clear coal mines of water Steam Engine-”safe” version invented by James Watt in 1770 (x<10% energy efficiency) Portable, factories could be anywhere (previously linked to water power)

Why England? High Wages Lack of Invasion (last successful one in 1066 CE) Colonies for raw materials Large middle class and property rights protected (think John Locke) Coal Deposits Increasing population->

Iron and Steel Production Bessemer Steel Process- Invented1855 Allowed creation of cheap and durable steel

The Factory System-Move to the cities, why? Previously, much manufacturing done at the home Concentrated labor under 1 roof Shifted Rural to city life (migration from the country to city) Bosses and workers together

Transportation Revolution Locomotives (trains)-1804 Steam ships-1807 Eventually the automobile (1885 in Germany)

Primary Documents-Textile factory in Leeds, England