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Gunpowder

Era

Steam Age

Inventor

James Watt

Energy source

Steam

Invention year

1765

Main industries

Transportation • Warfare • Industry

Impact on warfare

Revolutionized warfare strategies by enabling the creation of advanced mechanized weaponry

Invention location

Europe

Effect on geopolitics

Altered the geopolitical landscape by preventing the emergence of the Age of Empires

Predominant military technology

Steam cannons • Mechanical war machines • Steam-powered ships

Consequences on industrialization

Unique industrial development with steam power as its core

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