The Evolution of the Steam Engine by James Watt
In short: James Watt's 1769 invention of the efficient steam engine transformed production from manual and natural power to a machine-driven industrial society.
A 2:08 short film in the series “Before It Changed Everything”.
Sources used in this film: BIRLA CENTRAL LIBRARY, “Full text of "The Industrial Revolution In The Eighteenth Century"”; Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., “Watt steam engine”; Smithsonian Institution, “Watt Steam Engine Indicator (Replica, 1927)”; The Economic History Society, “Full text of "The cotton industry in the Industrial Revolution ; prepared for the Economic History Society"”; Fordham University, “Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History”; Cambridge University Press, “Social aspects of the Industrial Revolution (Chapter 10) - The Industrial Revolution and British Society”; World History Encyclopedia, “Social Change in the British Industrial Revolution”.
Sources used in this film
- BIRLA CENTRAL LIBRARY — Full text of "The Industrial Revolution In The Eighteenth Century" · View →
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. — Watt steam engine · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — Watt Steam Engine Indicator (Replica, 1927) · View →
- The Economic History Society — Full text of "The cotton industry in the Industrial Revolution ; prepared for the Economic History Society" · View →
- Fordham University — Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History · View →
- Cambridge University Press — Social aspects of the Industrial Revolution (Chapter 10) - The Industrial Revolution and British Society · View →
- World History Encyclopedia — Social Change in the British Industrial Revolution · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: BIRLA CENTRAL LIBRARY: Full text of "The Industrial Revolution In The Eighteenth Century"
- Also: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.: Watt steam engine
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: Watt Steam Engine Indicator (Replica, 1927)
- Also: The Economic History Society: Full text of "The cotton industry in the Industrial Revolution ; prepared for the Economic History Society"
- Also: Fordham University: Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History
- Also: Cambridge University Press: Social aspects of the Industrial Revolution (Chapter 10) - The Industrial Revolution and British Society
- Also: World History Encyclopedia: Social Change in the British Industrial Revolution
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