STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS
During the Industrial Revolution, the use of steam power was evident in regard to powering many of the developing machinery in many industries across the world.
Before boilers and steam engines were introduced to the world, many, if not all workers relied on the help of manual labour, water power and muscle power (from horses, oxen, etc).
The steam engine was introduced to the world by and English man named Thomas Savery, in 1689. He named it the 'Miner's Friend'. His intention for the machine being to pump water from coal mines and underground, into the factories which had begun industrialisation, and required steam power.
IMPACTS ON SOCIETY
The effects on society that can be observed since the discovery of the steam engine are loss in many jobs, as engines that no longer needed the help of humans took over. Loss in resources, especially wood and coal, the main supplies needed to make steam energy possible, and pollution, as the smoke coming from smokestacks engulfed the cities, and the townspeople within, resulting in not only a dying environment, but dying citizens.
Steam engines were a key factor of industrialisation but this advancement for the world, came at the cost of the clean, untouched environment and contributed to the slowly increasing climate change.
Before boilers and steam engines were introduced to the world, many, if not all workers relied on the help of manual labour, water power and muscle power (from horses, oxen, etc).
The steam engine was introduced to the world by and English man named Thomas Savery, in 1689. He named it the 'Miner's Friend'. His intention for the machine being to pump water from coal mines and underground, into the factories which had begun industrialisation, and required steam power.
IMPACTS ON SOCIETY
The effects on society that can be observed since the discovery of the steam engine are loss in many jobs, as engines that no longer needed the help of humans took over. Loss in resources, especially wood and coal, the main supplies needed to make steam energy possible, and pollution, as the smoke coming from smokestacks engulfed the cities, and the townspeople within, resulting in not only a dying environment, but dying citizens.
Steam engines were a key factor of industrialisation but this advancement for the world, came at the cost of the clean, untouched environment and contributed to the slowly increasing climate change.