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The impact of the Industrial Revolution went far beyond the utility of...

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:17:09 PST

The impact of the Industrial Revolution went far beyond the utility of inventions. There was a huge shifting of population from farms to cities -- and often to tenements. People began to spend their days working according to a clock, generally doing the same thing over and over, and with the pressure of some sort of foreman or overseer wanting to increase production. Poor working conditions eventually led to the rise of labor unions. The...

o Thomas Edison invented many things, including but not limited to, the...

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:38:35 PST

o Thomas Edison invented many things, including but not limited to, the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture. All these inventions impacted America's growth and history exponentially. Samuel Morse invented the telegraph which greatly increased the ability of information to move from one location to another. He also invented morse code which is still learned and used today. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in...

industrial changes

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:37:00 PST

What major changes occur ed in the United States due to the Industrial Revolution?