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HIST 285 - Technology in Historical PerspectiveDepartment of History & Politics, Drexel University
Prof. Lloyd Ackert
“Geographies of Industry”
I. Introduction
A. The Industrial Revolution
B. New industries
C. Industry, class, culture.
D. London, Manchester, Sheffield http://links.org.au/node/1206
Steel, Steam, PoliticsTextiles
II. London:
A. The largest and fastest growing site of industry
B. The canal and dock complex
C. Coal
D. Beer Brewing
1. Porter
2. Watt steam engine
3. By-products and ancillary industries
4. Control of the Market
a. “Pubs” and the Beer Act of 1830 beer
III. Manchester (Cottonopolis)
A. Cotton textile Industry
B. Unified cotton factory system
C. Gender issues
D. Ancillary industries
1. Machine builder and iron
James Heargreaves ‘Spinning Jenny’
The Steel Manufacturers of Sheffield : The Hull or Workshop of the Razor-GrinderRazor grinders at work in a steel mill in Sheffield, England, 1866. Flues situated in front of the grinding stones serve to carry away any harmful dust and metal particles produced during the grinding process.