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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The New Manufacturing Paradigm The great economic transformations that built modern prosperity weren't driven by services but by industrial revolutions.
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Richard Lebovitz, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
More than a century after the industrial revolution, a similarly impactful technological revolution is unfolding, amidst many similar economic circumstances.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025
His most famous encyclical — a high-level papal teaching — addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope’s choice of name.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
His most famous encyclical, Rerum Novarum of 1891, addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope’s choice of name.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Richard Lebovitz, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
More than a century after the industrial revolution, a similarly impactful technological revolution is unfolding, amidst many similar economic circumstances.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025
His most famous encyclical — a high-level papal teaching — addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope’s choice of name.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
His most famous encyclical, Rerum Novarum of 1891, addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope’s choice of name.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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“Industrial revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20revolution. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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