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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Whale oil was an essential fuel of the Industrial Revolution, used to lubricate machinery, soften fabric and light city streets.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
During the early 20th century, the Industrial Revolution led to the concentration of working-class jobs in factories and warehouses.
—Nana Regueiro, Vogue, 2 July 2025
By the mid-19th century, zoological gardens had shifted from manifestations of elite status to symbols of power and progress for European cities growing rapidly by the light of the Industrial Revolution.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, steamships and telegraphs accelerated the process as the Industrial Revolution transformed agrarian economies.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
During the early 20th century, the Industrial Revolution led to the concentration of working-class jobs in factories and warehouses.
—Nana Regueiro, Vogue, 2 July 2025
By the mid-19th century, zoological gardens had shifted from manifestations of elite status to symbols of power and progress for European cities growing rapidly by the light of the Industrial Revolution.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, steamships and telegraphs accelerated the process as the Industrial Revolution transformed agrarian economies.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
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“The Industrial Revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Industrial%20Revolution. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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