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Unitarianism
The Unitarian Society was established in 1791. The term Unitarian began being used in Europe at the beginning of the 17th century. John Biddle is considered to be the first minister to establish a Unitarian congregation in Britain. Unitarians believed that social evils were humanly created, not God inflicted, and therefore could be remedied by human efforts. -
James Watt
James Watt was a Scottish inventor, Mechanical engineer, and chemist. He improves the steam engine with his own Watt engine. He created the Watt engine in 1776. -
Mutual-Aid Societies
Mutual aid societies provide resources to those in need in their communities due to poverty, health crises, or natural disasters. In the 1800s and early 1900s mutual aid organizations included unions, the friendly societies that were common throughout Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -
Germ Theory
Germ Theory states that germs or microorganisms known as "Pathogens" or germs can cause diseases. The small organisms invade humans, other animals, and other living hosts. The idea was proposed by Girolamo Fracastoro in 1546. The ideas were expanded by Marcus von Plenciz in 1762 -
Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential. He wanted a utopian society. He wanted this because he thought population growth was inevitable whenever the conditions improved. -
Automobile
The Automobile was first invented by the French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. He built the first steam powered road mobile in 1769. The Swiss inventor Francois isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first combustion powered automobile in 1808. The automobile is used for humans everyday use. -
Robert Owen
Robert Owen was a Welsh textile manufacture, philanthropist, political philosopher, and social reformer. He was the founder of utopian socialism and the co-operative movement. He strove to improve factory working conditions, promoted experimental socialistic communities, and believed in life long learning. -
Social Democracy
During the late 19th century and the early 20th century, social democracy was a broad labor movement within socialism that aimed to replace private ownership with social ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, taking influence from both Marxism and the supporters of Ferdinand Lassalle. -
Interchangeable Parts
Interchangeable parts are components that are identical for practical purposes. They are made to specifications that ensure they are so nearly identical that they will fit into an assembly of the same type. This allowed the easy assembly of new devices and easier to repair the existing devices. -
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, Geologist, And biologist. He was widely known for his contributions to Evolutionary Biology. His proposition was that all species of life descended from a common ancestor. -
Tenements
A Tenement is a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence forming a separate residence. Many tenements during the industrial revolution were built to house working class families. The French government was the first to negotiate with the Wright brothers for the sale of their patents for 1,000,000 francs, with a deposit of 25,000 francs for the option, which was later forfeited. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He invented the photograph, the motion picture camera, and the lightbulb. The lightbulb was used for light in electric power generation -
Communism
Communism is a type of government as well as an economic system. In a Communist system, individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things. Everyone is supposed to share the wealth that they create. A communist society would entail the absence of private property and social classes, and ultimately money -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinists thought that the life of humans in society was a struggle for existence ruled by survival of the fittest. Social Darwinists believe that the strong should see their wealth and power increase, while the weak should see their wealth and power decrease. Social Darwinism started declining in popularity following World War I. -
Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane which was capable of powered, sustained flight. The French government was the first to negotiate with the Wright brothers for the sale of their patents for 1,000,000 francs, with a deposit of 25,000 francs for the option, which was later forfeited. -
Assembly Line
The Assembly Line is a manufacturing process where the unfinished product moves in a direct line from workstation to workstation, with parts added in sequence until the final product is completed. The automatic flour mill built by Oliver Evans in 1785 was called the beginning of modern bulk material handling by Roe.