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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What is emerging is not another tech cycle, but a structural transformation comparable in scope to the Industrial Revolution.
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Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Historically America’s lawmakers addressed the human and environmental impacts of the Industrial Revolution’s transformational technology only after rivers ran with toxic chemicals and mistreated workers picketed.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
During these years, England was involved in different wars, the British Empire was expanding globally, and the Industrial Revolution was in full swing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
In the 19th century, the rise of bourgeois society in the Industrial Revolution saw the arrival of the necktie.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
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Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Historically America’s lawmakers addressed the human and environmental impacts of the Industrial Revolution’s transformational technology only after rivers ran with toxic chemicals and mistreated workers picketed.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
During these years, England was involved in different wars, the British Empire was expanding globally, and the Industrial Revolution was in full swing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
In the 19th century, the rise of bourgeois society in the Industrial Revolution saw the arrival of the necktie.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
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“The Industrial Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Industrial%20Revolution. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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