The Industrial Revolution was a time of rapid technological, economic, and social change. Once predominantly agricultural and rural European and American Societies became industrial and urban. The transformations that occurred during the Industrial Revolution helped create the world as we know it today. The technology and inventions that were created during that time were extremely influential in pushing the world towards the way it is today. Some of these inventions were the Spinning Jenny, Watt steam engine, telegraph, Bessemer process, and the first modern battery. The Spinning Jenny and other textile inventions like it were what created the need for factories due to their large size. Factories were a key part of the Industrial Revolution