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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Artificial intelligence is the most impactful technological development of our time—more impactful than computers or the internet and, perhaps, comparable to the Industrial Revolution, but happening on a much faster timescale.
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Geoffrey Hinton, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Though in geologic time, the advent of the Industrial Revolution is only a hair’s breadth removed from our current moment, that’s cold comfort to people born after 9/11.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
While small in stature, this pioneering structure, built in 1779, was the world’s first cast-iron bridge and marked a turning point in design and engineering as Britain entered the Industrial Revolution.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The arts and crafts movement of the 1800s kicked off as a rebuke to the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing the importance of handiwork and artistry in the decorative and fine arts worlds.
—Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
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Geoffrey Hinton, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Though in geologic time, the advent of the Industrial Revolution is only a hair’s breadth removed from our current moment, that’s cold comfort to people born after 9/11.
—Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
While small in stature, this pioneering structure, built in 1779, was the world’s first cast-iron bridge and marked a turning point in design and engineering as Britain entered the Industrial Revolution.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The arts and crafts movement of the 1800s kicked off as a rebuke to the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing the importance of handiwork and artistry in the decorative and fine arts worlds.
—Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Industrial Revolution
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“The Industrial Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Industrial%20Revolution. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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