Secondary School Students'

1. Industrial Revolution
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
STUDENTS: MANOS KAPPELAKIS, ZOE TITAKI , MIKE SYRMOS , STELIOS CHANIOTAKIS

2. How and where it started?
Industrial Revolution takes place in the 1700’s in Europe
It is generally believed that a part of the reason behind the origins is because of the small population
and the increasing demand of products.

3. Some important people:
Karl Marx
Edmund Cartwright
Sir Humphrey Davy
Joseph Locke
Sir Henry Bessemer
Charles Dickens

5. Watt’s machine
It was an improved Newcomen’s machine that helped Britain and the rest of the world.

6. Why are all these important?
• Industrial revolution is the most important milestone humanity has ever achieved. Flags and
borders can change and are changing but the technology advancements are still growing and
they will not stop.
• All these conclude that we owe our lifestyle to this event that originated more than 200 years
ago!

7. Influence radius:
After 1760 industrial revolution was officially a worldwide phenomenon, with continents as
Africa and Asia adapting the newly come machines.

8. From an Economical perspective :
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0.5
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1.5
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2.5
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3.5
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4.5
5
1600 1700 1800 1900
Britain Europe world average

9. Some Industrial revolution facts:
The Steam Engine Improved Transport and Production
Some Countries Have yet to Experience an Industrial Revolution
Economic Conditions Improved for Most People
People moved to the cities
Machines Replaced People

10. Some Industrial revolution facts(2):
The earliest recorded use of the term "Industrial Revolution" appears to have been in a letter
from 6 July 1799 written by French envoy Louis Guillaume Otto
The term Industrial Revolution applied to technological change was becoming more common in
the late 1830s
It was one of the biggest events in human history.

11. Sources:
◦ Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
◦ https://researchpedia.info/william-cullen-inventor-of-artificial-refrigerator/
◦ https://www.biographyonline.net

12. Thank you all for your attention!