... . Science and technology helped industrialization because it gave us the cutting edge to make things work better and faster. An example of science and technology put to use is the Bessemer process. The Bessemer process perfected the transformation of iron into steel. This in turn helped businesses like the railroads because they were able to make rail faster and more inexpensively. Along with the ... ...

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... productivity for many of its industries. The railroad industry, for example, created thousands of jobs thanks to western expansion and technological advances. The mass production of steel rose when the Bessemer process was introduced to every steel mill. This new method produced better quality steel for safer buildings, bridges and railroad tracks. Also, many industries thrived off of the immense supply of ... ...

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