Introduction
An invention takes place due to the need of some technological growth in a society and its development is based upon factors like inventions, property right, demand of the technology and encouragement. The introduction of steam engine and locomotive had deep positive and negative effects on European communities; it brought positive and negative impacts creating huge turn points in history.
Steam Engine Locomotive
The Steam engine locomotives used to run on the basis of steam engine. The steam trains were powered by those steam engines which consisted of system of cylinders compressing the superheated steam in order to pressurize it. After the pressure application, they used to return smoke, steam was then expanded fast in order to increase work and cylinders used for compression. The steam engine technology broke through the industrial revolution while providing harvesting energy inspiring thermodynamics greatly. The whole process improved the American westward expansion (Bilzerian, n.d.).
History
In ancient Egyptian civilization, the use of mechanical power was produced by steam which was used in temple doors. Heron of Alexandria used steam power in constructing a rudimentary rotary steam engine (Steam Boiler, 2002). Steam engine came in 1800s and brought changes through steam ships and railroads. Wind and water were used by factories which were revolutionized by steam enabling the industrial construction everywhere due to the use of water which can be found everywhere (Whipps, 2008). In 1600 steam power was used in some practical devices through design patents by Thomas Savery in 1698 and Newcomen in 1705, which was later improved by James Watt. In 1700s, it started in France by F.J. Cugnot through artillery tractors in 1769 which failed as it ran into a wall. Later, the first official steam engine vehicle was made by Trevithick who added steam discharge through funnel in order to improve the draft. There was a successive invention by George Darlington by a Rocket Locomotive. Similarly the steam power grew in 1700s through its use in mills and pumps while its applications in cars, tractors, ships and trains apart from industrial machineries. The use of steam engines stayed for more than 200 years. Steam turbines are still in used in naval propulsion systems and submarine torpedo. The most important use is in electricity generation (Lovland, 2007). The introduction and use of steam relaxed people from the use of man or animal and enabled them to transport goods through steam locomotives (Whipps, 2008).
Global Society
The steam engine locomotives were used in American lands and were a strong stepping stone towards speeding up transportations from the horse-drawn carriages. The steam engines were used to power trains of that time and was considered as the most important achievement. It brought different ways to collect energy and the use of nature in order to produce energy and run factories. It brought an innovational uplift and brought a drastic change within different civilizations through decreasing the use of manual work. People used to be dependent on labor force; injuries and toil were decreased by changing the basic way of doing different tasks. People used to have different ways to transport, produce and use good, steam engines acted as a catalyst and improved the intensity of work power exponentially. It began from England and later spread worldwide (Bilzerian, n.d.).
The railroad transportation improved work force by moving people towards cities. There was an increased population report in London due to it. The locomotives improved jobs level, dissolved the agricultural society of London, changing the job outlook of London. By 1861, the city transformed from rural to urban. About 2500 steam engines were working by 1800. It propelled industries like that of spinning machines, weaving machines and driving bellows and rollers. It had a sound impact on businesses, increased production of natural resources. By 1861, 49.4% of population were involved in transportation businesses. During 1854 to 1796, the iron production increased about 2500%. There is no profound impact of any invention then the steam engine locomotives in advancing the business industry (Impact and Effect, n.d.).
Moreover, in the jobs field, people started working hour wise instead of fixed morning to sunset duration, which increased their work efficiency. Due to production improvement, products became cheaper, all due to mass business. Hence, changing countless lives in Europe. Similarly, two drawbacks of child labor and pollution also increased due to it (Impact and Effect, n.d.).
Economically, research proclaimed a hindrance due to the development in steam engine transportations, which was replied by Whaples through the economic progress due to the locomotives (Economic Impact, n.d.). It is said that steam engines and computers have same equal level of impact in 19th and 20th century respectively.
Most of the current science feats can be traced back towards steam engine locomotives. It brought inspirations to the field of thermodynamics and improved the study of heat. The locomotives also played their part in the United States westward expansion transforming America for better good. A swift pace of development was observed in United States due to the steam engine railways. People started using steam engines to manufacture good, which were transported through steam engine locomotives elevating the speed of societal developments (Bilzerian, n.d.).
Conclusion
The great achievements surrounding us are all due to the influence of steam engine transportation. It acted as a catalyst to increase scientific advancement and formulate global societies. It became as an alternative to the conventional power generation methods to supply with a safer approach in the field of thermodynamic. The society we live in today are a result of the latest inventions are due to the steam technology.
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