Industrial Revolution: "V Dramatic changes in the social and economic structure that took place as inventions and technological innovations created the factory system of large-scale machine production and greater economic specialization. "VThe Industrial Revolution has changed the face of nations, giving rise to urban centers requiring vast municipal services. "VIt created a specialized and interdependent economic life and made the urban worker more completely dependent on the will of the employer than the rural worker …
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…steam into the chamber, and parts of the engine insulated. "VHe also perfected a rotary engine. Rocket: "Va locomotive designed by the British engineer George Stephenson, "Vwon a competition sponsored by the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad "Vpulled a load of three times its own weight at the rate of 20 km/h (12.5 mph) and hauled a coach filled with passengers at 39 km/h (24 mph) "Vstimulated the building of other locomotives and the extension of railroad lines