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Bessemer Steel ProcessBessemer Steel Process Industrial process for the manufacture of steel Involved injecting air into molten iron to remove impurities
Bessemer Steel ProcessBessemer Steel Process Industrial process
for the manufacture of steel Involved injecting air into molten
iron to remove impurities Removal of carbon made a lighter, more
flexible, rust-resistant metal known as steel. This process
drastically lowered the price of building materials.
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The Bessemer ProcessThe Bessemer Process
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New Uses for SteelNew Uses for Steel The railroads, with
thousands of miles of track, became the biggest customers for
steel. Other uses: Gliddens barbed wire Deeres farming equipment
Transformed the construction industry, allowing for more complex
structure to be built ie) The Brooklyn Bridge
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Inventions Promote ChangeInventions Promote Change Inventions
changed the way people lived and worked Inventions such as the
typewriter, incandescent light bulb, phonograph, telephone, and
electric motor, drastically changed peoples lifestyles.
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Christopher SholesChristopher Sholes Invented the typewriter in
1867 Drew more women into the workforce
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Thomas Alva EdisonThomas Alva Edison Invented the incandescent
light bulb, and later invented an entire system for producing and
distributing electrical power Electricity allowed manufacturers to
locate their plants wherever they wanted, not just near sources of
power, such as rivers.
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Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell Invented the
telephone in 1876, opening the way for a worldwide communications
network.
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Regents QuestionRegents Question The invention of the
typewriter and the telephone in the mid-1800s helped lead to 1) a
shorter work week 2) more jobs for women 3) a market for
electricity 4) mass production
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Industrialization Freed some factory workers from backbreaking
labor Helped improve workers standard of living Job market growth
Urban population increased
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Mass ProductionMass Production
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The Assembly LineThe Assembly Line What problems or benefits
can you foresee with the implementation of the assembly line?