industrial revolution
noun
: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines
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As Sean Maw, a sports engineer who works on speed skate design, points out, the early industrial revolution changed the way people saw and used their leisure time.
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Mark Hay, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
In a recent Property Play podcast, Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, said AI would change the world faster than the industrial revolution.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
An arresting image, the technological Singularity as the industrial revolution in terrifying maturity; a teleology of this moment from when coal was first dug and iron first processed.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
When originally conceived, the Chocolate Wars drama planned to use the chocolate industry in the late 19th century as a microcosm to explore the industrial revolution and the roots of capitalism in a sweeping international saga.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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Mark Hay, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
In a recent Property Play podcast, Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, said AI would change the world faster than the industrial revolution.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
An arresting image, the technological Singularity as the industrial revolution in terrifying maturity; a teleology of this moment from when coal was first dug and iron first processed.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
When originally conceived, the Chocolate Wars drama planned to use the chocolate industry in the late 19th century as a microcosm to explore the industrial revolution and the roots of capitalism in a sweeping international saga.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Industrial revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20revolution. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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