Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution

Introduction

Until the 18th century, most people lived off the land and agriculture was dominant but in the next century and a half there was an unprecedented explosion of new ideas and technological innovations that is largely ascribed to the Industrial Revolution. The transition began in Britain and within a few decades spread to other parts of the world including United States and Germany. This transition included a transition from hand and home products to those of machine and factory. New chemical manufacturing and iron production processes were introduced and there were new machine tools that were developed. It also ...