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In 1828, Scotman Patrick Bell invented
the first horse-drawn reaper (a machine
for harvesting crops).Three years later,Cyrus McCormick made a more popular design.

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In the 1840s, the fastest way to send a message was by train. That could take days or even weeks.

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Thomas Savery invented the first steam pump. Fellow Englishman Thomas Newcomen took Savery’s idea, improved on it, and used it to pump water out of tin and
coal mines.

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The high speed of trains both terrified and
excited early passengers. In 1830 the South Carolina newspaper reported: “[The train]
flew on the wings of wind at the speed of 15 to 25 miles per hour.

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People used it to do weapons and tools since  3000 BCE. Iron is tough and lasts a
long time.

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It was the fuel of the Industrial Revolution.There was a lot of coal, so it became the main power source. Inventions like the steam engine and railroads needed more and more coal.