CONTEMPORARY AGE

The Contemporary Age began about two hundred years ago and was a time of industry and changes in society. New inventions like the steam engine changed the way that people lived and worked. The steam engine made work quicker and easier. It was used in machines and transport.

Factories made mass-produced products. People moved to towns and cities for work and urban populations increased.  Cities grew and changed. There were new streets and shops. There were services such as schools, hospitals and public transport.

There were also important scientific inventions during this period, such as the discovery of electricity. Some inventions in medicine included the x-ray and vaccinations. Some inventions in communication were the radio and the telephone.