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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The Brookings Institution already finds that Generative AI is revolutionizing industries at a breadth and pace unseen since the Industrial Revolution, while more autonomous technologies are accelerating the determination of winners and losers from agriculture to transportation. —Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Climate change began not during the Industrial Revolution, but back in 1492, when Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean. —The Atlantic, 15 May 2025

At the time, the Industrial Revolution was upending society. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 May 2025

That Pope Leo wrote a landmark papal document called Rerum Novarum in 1891, addressing the needs and dignity of the working class, which helped spark a social justice movement amid the Industrial Revolution. —Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 10 May 2025

Rhymes for the Industrial Revolution

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