THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Source: Rioux, J-P (1989) La r�volution industrielle 1780-1880, Paris: �ditions
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Power Generated by Steam Machines, Europe, 1840-1888
Steam power represents the first massive attempt to mechanize work as the steam engine provided adaptability; it could be used as a pump, an engine (locomotives) or a mechanical power source. It thus represents a first hand indicator of a transition towards an industrial society where work is increasingly mechanized.