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Modern historians often refer to this period as the First Industrial Revolution, to set it apart from a second period of industrialization that took place from the late 19th to early...
Although used earlier by French writers, the term Industrial Revolution was first popularized by the English economic historian Arnold Toynbee (1852–83) to describe Britain’s economic development from 1760 to 1840.
In the period 1760 to 1830 the Industrial Revolution was largely confined to Britain. Aware of their head start, the British forbade the export of machinery, skilled workers, and manufacturing techniques.
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.
Timeline of significant events of the Industrial Revolution, movement in which machines changed people’s way of life as well as their methods of manufacture. From Britain in the 18th century the revolution spread gradually throughout Europe and to the United States and other parts of the world.
The Industrial Revolution occurred when agrarian societies became more industrialized and urban. Learn where and when the Industrial Revolution started, and the inventions that made it possible.
Most historians agree that the key developments and innovations that set the Industrial Revolution in motion first emerged in Britain in the period from the 1760s to the 1840s. Here is a timeline of some of the crucial milestones: 1712: The First Practical Steam Engine.