the Industrial Revolution
noun
: the major social and economic changes that occurred in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when new machinery, new sources of power, and new ways of manufacturing products were developed
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Butler extrapolated from the simple machines of the Industrial Revolution, where mechanical automation was transforming manufacturing, but nothing resembling modern computers existed.
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Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
The new findings extend the research initiated by the earlier EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) campaign, which revealed that the concentrations of greenhouse gases over the last 800,000 years never exceeded the levels seen since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Over the past 250 years, the Industrial Revolution caused economies, populations, and militaries to double or more in size within a generation, sparking intense competition for resources and territory.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
And in the two centuries following the Industrial Revolution, living standards improved and extreme poverty plummeted.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
The new findings extend the research initiated by the earlier EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) campaign, which revealed that the concentrations of greenhouse gases over the last 800,000 years never exceeded the levels seen since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Over the past 250 years, the Industrial Revolution caused economies, populations, and militaries to double or more in size within a generation, sparking intense competition for resources and territory.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
And in the two centuries following the Industrial Revolution, living standards improved and extreme poverty plummeted.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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“The Industrial Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Industrial%20Revolution. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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