The industrial revolution was a historical period between the second half of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, in which Britain first and the rest of continental Europe then suffered the largest set of socioeconomic, technological and cultural transformation in the history of mankind, from the Neolithic. The economy based on manual labor was replaced by one dominated by industry and manufacturing. The revolution began with the mechanization of the textile industries and process of development of iron.
Discussion
The industrial revolution would not have succeeded without the support and development of transport, which carry the goods produced in ...