What invention marked the begging of the Industrial revolution?
What invention marked the begging of the Industrial revolution?
(a) Wheel
(b) Steam Engine
(c) Spinning Jenny
(d) Cotton Gin
The Steam Engine is the invention credited with launching the Industrial Revolution. The Steam Engine provided an efficient and powerful source of energy beyond what had previously been achieved with waterwheels or human and animal labor. This invention enabled smoother running of factories, fueled the development of mechanization in industries, and revolutionized transportation with steam-powered engines. Other inventions, such as the Spinning Jenny and the Cotton Gin, played important roles in textile production. However, it was the steam engine that paved the way for industrialization to take off and actually sparked the Industrial Revolution.