Briefly summarizes the accomplishments of this inventor who is famous for his steel manufacturing innovations.

Contains the biography of James Watt written by Andrew Carnegie. Find chapters individually linked.

Find Friederich Engels' report on the contemporary situation in Industrial Manchester in 1844. Includes a brief background explanation.

Find Florence Nightingale's report on the state of rural hygiene and the need for reform in public health and hospital administration.

Modern History SourceBook presents Harriet Robinson's account of her experiences as a female factory worker in the textile mills of Lowell, MA.

Find, "The Miners Friend; or, an Engine to Raise Water by Fire, Described." written by Tho. Savery and printed in 1702.

Describes the organization developed by Sir George Williams to counter the unhealthy conditions of the Industrial Revolution.

Contains the article best known for is account of the moment of Watt's invention of the steam engine. Includes images of the original pages.

Read about a few of the many important advances in the manufacture of textiles developed during the Industrial Revolution.

Encyclopedia entry offers a brief summary of the 19th century inventor's contributions.

Contains the full-text autobiography of Sir Henry Bessemer, FRS the man responsible for great advances in the processing of iron and steel.

Learn about the locomotives designed by this 19th century British inventor.

Survey the accomplishments of this American inventor and steamboat builder.

Find the biography written by Thomas H. Marshall and published in 1925 by Leonard Parsons Ltd.

Find a brief encyclopedic biography of the man who patented several inventions that helped change the economic structures of the modern world.

Read about how the lives of typical weavers were impacted by the invention of power loom technology. Originally printed in 1828.

Reprinted by the Modern History SourceBook, is the article that originally appeared in, "Parliamentary Papers," volume XVI, 1842.