How did the invention of the steam engine impact todays society?
With the use of steam power, factories could be built near natural resources and where the work force was. Factories started to grow all over England and then spread to the rest of the world. Cities became more populated because the factories offered a lot of jobs. Work in the factory was more reliable than work in the fields due to the fact that farming was dependent on the weather and crops often failed. The steam engine could now make machines in the factories produce materials much faster. By the early 1800’s there were hundreds of steampowered machines in the factories. Steam ran the machines in textile mills and other types offactories. In the 1820’s lighter and simpler steam engines were made that could be used in small mills and stores and not just large factories.
