Many new discoveries, inventions and technology were a direct result of the Industrial Revolution. In the early 1700's, Britain's demand for cotton was high, but production was very low. In 1773, a British weaver named John Kay invented and perfected the flying shuttle, which speeded up the weaving of cloth. The invention of the flying shuttle paved the way for many more inventors. At first, many workers did not use machines for production, but soon factories discovered that these new inventions produced a quality product, faster, cheaper and more efficiently than the previous methods of production. From new means of production came the development of the factory system and the iron industry. The n

The Industrial Revolution affected society in ways that are still visible in today's world. Europe experienced a large population explosion due to the Industrial Revolution. Some causes of the population boom were the availability of more food, a result of mass production and the factory system. New inventions and discoveries made during the Industrial Revolution resulted in improved farming and bigger harvests. The general level of education also rose. By 1900, most European countries required children to attend school and in most of Europe, literacy had become rather common. With the Industrial Revolution also came a change in social structure. In Britain, large landowners were at the top of society prior to the Industrial Revolution, controlling most wealth and power. The distribution of wealth and power changed once industrialization had taken hold of most of Europe. Successful businessmen, bankers and industrialists gained power and were soon at the top of the upper class not because of noble birth, but of their own hard work (Perry, 497).

ew machines for production were far too expensive to be owned by the individual worker, so factories, run by waterpower, were established. Factories were built near rivers and brought large numbers of workers together under one roof. Wit

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