Industrial
Revolution

But during this time there were new achievements in
technology such as the invention of Abraham Darby that is the pig iron that
smelted with coke but the biggest invention was the steam engine. New fuel such
as the coal and petroleum were used for this steam engine. Another invention
was the telegraph and this was used to communicate across the ocean easier and
faster. Although there were many achievements there were consequences impacting
the world. The industries were releasing huge amount of pollution into the
atmosphere and waste in the river and soil.

References:
Industrial Revolution — History.com Articles, Video,
Pictures and Facts. 2013. Industrial Revolution — History.com Articles,
Video, Pictures and Facts. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution.
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Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2013. Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
[ONLINE] Available at: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution.
[Accessed 03 April 2013].
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