Industrial Revolution, The

Synopsis: Shows industrial developments that transformed the cottage industries of the 18th century into the power-driven factories of the 19th. Darby’s introduction of coke iron smelting mill leads to Huntsman’s steel production in Sheffield and on to Bessemer’s converter. Describes the invention and development of the steam engine. Inventions in the textile industry are described together with developments in communications and transport.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min.
Year of production: 1975
Availability: Sale
Uses: Illustrative material for a 1st- or 2nd-year undergraduate course.*
Subjects: Technology
Keywords: England; history of technology; industrialisation; ironmaking; steam engines; steelmaking; textile industries

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Contact: John Lovell
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Address: Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN
Notes: Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001

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