technology in the industrial age
Who thought the new inventions in the industrial age were a great way to use nature for the benefit of people?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When did James Watt invent the steam engine that used coal power for machinery in textile factories?
In 1765
What was the new source of energy tapped into by the first commercial oil wells in the mid-1800s?
Petroleum
Who got the patent for the telephone in 1876, a big step in communication technology?
Alexander Graham Bell
What transportation methods, including railroads and steamships, facilitated exploration, development, and communication in the 19th century?
Railroads, steamships, and the telegraph.
What made trains, ships, and factories more powerful during the industrial age, helping resources and goods to spread?
The steam engine and later the internal combustion engine.
What replaced streams as a power source in the Industrial Revolution, making machinery more mobile?
coal power in James Watt's steam engine.
What is petroleum, a fossil fuel like coal, derived from?
plant and animal remains
What did Thomas Edison create in 1886 that made phones better and more practical?
a better voice transmission system
What U.S. railroad played a key role in industrial growth by connecting the East and West coasts?
The Transcontinental Railroad.
What big changes happened in the late 1800s and early 1900s that included chemicals, steel, machinery, and electronics?
The second industrial revolution.
How many years after James Watt's steam engine invention did coal start powering steam trains?
within 50 years
What was the main use of petroleum initially, with inventors finding ways to extract kerosene in 1847?
lighting and heaters
Which physicist from Italy worked on radio experiments and, in 1901, sent a signal across the Atlantic Ocean?
Guglielmo Marconi.
Besides transportation, what key factor contributed to the United States becoming an industrial nation, thanks to its vast natural resources?
Capital
What inventions made instant communication around the world possible during the industrial age?
The telephone and radio.
What did James Watt's steam engine use coal power to create for machinery in textile factories?
steam
In the early 1900s, what product from petroleum became more important than kerosene due to advancements in automobile technology?
gasoline
What communication technology became widely popular after experiments by Guglielmo Marconi, allowing signals to be sent across the Atlantic Ocean in 1901?
radio
What impact did railroads, steamships, and the telegraph have on global exploration and development, opening up interior regions for trade and migration?
They increased trade and migration by extending access beyond coastal cities.