The Industrial Revolution: How Machines Changed the World
The Industrial Revolution is one of the most transformational phases in human history. From the late 18th century to the 19th, it transformed economies, societies, and daily life in ways unimaginable at the time. What started as innovations in textile manufacturing in Britain would soon ripple across Europe, the United States, and eventually the entire world. Machines took the place of hand tools, factories took the place of workshops, new classes emerged, and cities increased at a rapid pace. The Industrial Revolution did not merely introduce new technologies but thoroughly changed the way people lived, worked, and interacted with their natural surroundings. The World Before Industrialization: Most societies, before the prominence of machines, were based on agrarian economies wherein farming was the major occupation and goods were manufactured by hand with the use of skilled artisans like blacksmiths, weavers, and carpenters. Production was slow, ex...