Section 1: Advances in Technology and Communication
“The telephone is a curious device that might fairly find place in the magic of Arabian tales. Of what use is such an invention?” This was one newspaper reporter’s reaction to the invention of the telephone in 1876. Although some inventions of the Industrial Revolution seemed odd at first, they soon had a great affect on how people lived worked, and thought.
Electricity: Beginning in the early 1800s, manufacturers increasingly applied the findings of science to their businesses, thus generating new industrial growth. The application of scientific solutions to industrial problems had three main results. First, it encouraged the development and use of new sources of power. This was necessary for industry to grow. Second, it gave rise to inventions that could provide rapid communication over long communication over long distances. Finally, it led to the creation of new products and materials and the improvement of old ones.......

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Title: Electricity
Approximate Word Count: 273
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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