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... steam engine , the Age of Steam was born in the late 18th century . In England , Edmund Cartwright created the first steam - powered automatic loom in 1787. This inven- tion kicked off the Industrial Revolution , replacing skilled ...
... steam engine , the Age of Steam was born in the late 18th century . In England , Edmund Cartwright created the first steam - powered automatic loom in 1787. This inven- tion kicked off the Industrial Revolution , replacing skilled ...
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