Most Significant Technological Advancement in the Early Nineteenth Century

Most Significant Technological Advancement
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Most Significant Technological Advancement
This discussion will explore the most significant technological advancement in the early nineteenth century and the reason(s) it was more important than the rest.
The most significant technological advancement was steam power. The invention of steam for use as propulsion was first made by Hero of Alexandria, a Greek inventor, in the 1st century A.D. The power generated by the steam was first applied for practical use in the 17th century, at which point a steam engine was used to pump water from flooded mines. There were several improvements to this invention in the years leading to the early nineteenth century. In Europe, the shift from wood to ...