Question

Which group in the box lists examples of inventions and innovations of the Industrial Revolution in England?

Answer 1

GROUP A:

Telephones

GROUP B:
Steam-powered machinery

Answer 2

Answer:

The following are the correct answers to each of the questions:

Q1: Option A. An example of some of the inventions and innovations of the Industrial Revolution in England is the invention of the telephone.

Q2: Option B. An example of some of the inventions and innovations of the Industrial Revolution in England  is the invention of steam-powered machinery.

Explanation:

Q1: Although it is debated who should be accredited as the original inventor of the telephone, it is Alexandre Graham Bell who patented the telephone in 1876, making him the official inventor of the first practical telephone, a product of the Industrial Revolution that started in Britain and reached America. Although Bell became an American citizen, he was born in Scotland in 187.

Q2: One of the most famous and transformative inventions of the Industrial Revolution was the steam-powered machinery. This innovation led by Thomas Newcommens and James Watt started to be used in many of the factories in Britain, and eventually changed the way Europe and America produced in masses.