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The Age of Industry

The Age of Industry. Bessemer 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.

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The Age of Industry

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  1. The Age of Industry

  2. Bessemer 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.

  3. The Bessemer Process

  4. New Uses for Steel • The railroads, with thousands of miles of track, became the biggest customers for steel. • Other uses: • Glidden’s barbed wire • Deere’s farming equipment • Transformed the construction industry, allowing for more complex structure to be built • ie) The Brooklyn Bridge

  5. Inventions 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.

  6. Christopher Sholes Invented the typewriter in 1867 Drew more women into the workforce

  7. Thomas 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.

  8. Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone in 1876, opening the way for a worldwide communications network.

  9. Regents 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

  10. Industrialization Freed some factory workers from backbreaking labor Helped improve workers’ standard of living Job market growth Urban population increased

  11. Mass Production

  12. The Assembly Line What problems or benefits can you foresee with the implementation of the assembly line?

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