There were many putter-outers looking for a more efficient way to produce cotton. 10 times more yarn was being made than in 1770. Weaving still done by Hand - high wages now paid for weavers. Mule made need for more power acute. Early Machines dependent on water power -located near rivers.
Steam engine is the fundamental technological advance of the Industrial Revolution.
Results of Steam Power. For first time virtually unlimited power available to people. Was to be used in Factories first, then in Transportation. E. Steel and Sheffield 1. Iron Furnaces a.