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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Approaching the final decade of the Industrial Revolution in 1887, Burnley wore a white shirt with a dark blue stripe going from the right shoulder to the left hip.
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Speaking at the recent SXSW London festival, former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair said the UK should embrace a future of AI doctors and nurses, or risk being left behind in the biggest upheaval since the Industrial Revolution.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Before the Industrial Revolution took hold in farming, the untouched prairie grasses created a web of roots that could grow as deep as two feet into the ground.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
The report, released earlier this week, finds that global temperatures will continue at or near record levels with a possibility that the temperature-rise since the Industrial Revolution nears 2°C by 2030.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 May 2025
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Speaking at the recent SXSW London festival, former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair said the UK should embrace a future of AI doctors and nurses, or risk being left behind in the biggest upheaval since the Industrial Revolution.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Before the Industrial Revolution took hold in farming, the untouched prairie grasses created a web of roots that could grow as deep as two feet into the ground.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
The report, released earlier this week, finds that global temperatures will continue at or near record levels with a possibility that the temperature-rise since the Industrial Revolution nears 2°C by 2030.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 May 2025
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