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Michael Faraday Research Paper

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History Assessment Task (Part B)

The Industrial Revolution was a period in history that lasted from the 18th to 19th century, where many of our current day life changing inventions took place. Factories became increasingly popular which housed huge machines with textiles dominating the industry, as they were the first to start using modernised production methods. The inventions were mainly all situated in England/Great Britain, which later on lead them to dominate the global trade market. Although there were many pros, there were even more cons, as this was period of which human labour become increasingly popular to maintain and function the machinery. The new machines allowed mass production for cheap and more employment opportunities. Before machines took over, people would work from home, and this was called ‘cottage industry’. People also worked on farms and in small workshops where they would use hand tools and basic machines. However, once the Industrial Revolution began, people all had to migrate to working in factories to earn an income. …show more content…

By inventing something, they have already contributed to the development of the Industrial Revolution.

Michael Faraday, who was an English inventor born on the 22nd, September in 1791. He came from Newington Butts, South London. He did not grow up in a wealthy family as his father worked as a blacksmith. Michael Faraday was a chemist who contributed to the field of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He was also the inventor of the electric motor, dynamo and Bunsen burner. One of his most famous inventions, the electric motor, contributed to the social as well as the economic aspect of the Industrial Revolution. His invention paved the way for future inventors, which lead to many other inventions

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