Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution changed the world. Read about the people and events that changed peoples lives.
Significant Industrial Revolution Inventors
Want to know who the top ten significant American Industrial Revolution inventors were?
Want to know who the top ten significant American Industrial Revolution inventors were?
Overview of the Industrial Revolution
Learn about the background and important people, events, and inventions of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Learn about the background and important people, events, and inventions of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Industrial Revolution Inventors
A useful chart providing the inventor, invention, and date of invention for some of the most influential people of the Industrial Revolution.
A useful chart providing the inventor, invention, and date of invention for some of the most influential people of the Industrial Revolution.
Industrial Revolution Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution by taking this quiz. Enjoy!
Test your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution by taking this quiz. Enjoy!
Steam Engine - Invention of the Steam Engine
James Watt invented the first reliable steam engine in 1775. Learn more about his invention and the importance of the steam engine in the industrial revolution.
James Watt invented the first reliable steam engine in 1775. Learn more about his invention and the importance of the steam engine in the industrial revolution.
Eli Whitney
A brief biographical sketch is provided for this American inventor from your About Guide to Inventors. Read about the man and his impact on the Industrial Revolution.
A brief biographical sketch is provided for this American inventor from your About Guide to Inventors. Read about the man and his impact on the Industrial Revolution.
Andrew Carnegie
A great timeline detailing the life of one of America's richest men. Find how Andrew Carnegie made the Industrial Revolution work for him.
A great timeline detailing the life of one of America's richest men. Find how Andrew Carnegie made the Industrial Revolution work for him.
Essay on the Industrial Revolution
A commentary on the Industrial Revolution. This essay provides an overview of the positives and negatives of the revolution.
A commentary on the Industrial Revolution. This essay provides an overview of the positives and negatives of the revolution.
Henry Ford
Read about the man that did not invent the automobile. He revolutionized the production of the automobile. Read his biography and other little known facts about this man of the Industrial Revolution.
Read about the man that did not invent the automobile. He revolutionized the production of the automobile. Read his biography and other little known facts about this man of the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution, 1700 - Present
An overview of the Industrial Revolution. There is information from machine tools and steam engines to radar and nuclear power.
An overview of the Industrial Revolution. There is information from machine tools and steam engines to radar and nuclear power.
The Power of Water and The Industrial Revolution
A brief look at the importance water played in the Industrial Revolution. There is a great diagram showing the cut away of a mill and how water powers the entire mill.
A brief look at the importance water played in the Industrial Revolution. There is a great diagram showing the cut away of a mill and how water powers the entire mill.
Robert Fulton
He is often credited with the invention of the steamboat but he actually just put the design into practice. Read about this man and his effect on the Industrial Revolution.
He is often credited with the invention of the steamboat but he actually just put the design into practice. Read about this man and his effect on the Industrial Revolution.