COURSE CONTENT

The precursors of the Industrial Revolution,1500-1750: the agrarian revolution, metallurgy, materials, tools, measuring equipment, machines and mechanisms, fluid power, thermal engines, transport and public works. The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1830: textiles, steam power, steam in transport, measuring instruments, machine tools, metallurgy. The social effects of the industrial revolution. The Age of Steam and Steel, 1830-1900: new inventions, materials, machining technology, machines and mechanisms, hydraulic machines, thermal engineering, mining and metallurgy, constructions, agricultural technology, electricity, other technologies. The evolution of production tools. The transition to capitalism in production. Industrial domination of England, 1850-1870. Science and technology-a review of technology developments that accompanied the Industrial Revolution. The foundation of modern science.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The precursors of the Industrial Revolution, The Industrial Revolution, Science and technology-a review of technology developments that accompanied the Industrial Revolution. The foundation of modern science.