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 colossal cacophony of the Industrial Revolution prompted some of the first serious efforts at noise control.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The American lemonade business began in the mid-1800s, just at the Industrial Revolution’s peak.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, workers went from working 150-200 days per year, to over 300 after the Industrial Revolution.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
But such nature-friendly urban design largely ended with the Industrial Revolution, Mr. Yu said.
—Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
With the arrival of the Industrial Revolution and mass production during the 19th century, tea towels, like many things, became more widely available across the pond too.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Some experts argued that the start of the Anthropocene could be better defined in other ways, such as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Invoking the history of Manchester as an engine of the Industrial Revolution and claims that British governments have favored investments in London and the country’s south, Mr. Ratcliffe appeared to be making his pitch for a type of redress for historical wrongs.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Complicating matters further is a revolution in technology even more sweeping than the Industrial Revolution or the beginning of the nuclear age.
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The American lemonade business began in the mid-1800s, just at the Industrial Revolution’s peak.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, workers went from working 150-200 days per year, to over 300 after the Industrial Revolution.
—María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
But such nature-friendly urban design largely ended with the Industrial Revolution, Mr. Yu said.
—Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
With the arrival of the Industrial Revolution and mass production during the 19th century, tea towels, like many things, became more widely available across the pond too.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Some experts argued that the start of the Anthropocene could be better defined in other ways, such as the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Invoking the history of Manchester as an engine of the Industrial Revolution and claims that British governments have favored investments in London and the country’s south, Mr. Ratcliffe appeared to be making his pitch for a type of redress for historical wrongs.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Complicating matters further is a revolution in technology even more sweeping than the Industrial Revolution or the beginning of the nuclear age.
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024
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