Industrial Revolution
About Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, now also known as the First Industrial Revolution, was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
Cardiff canal hidden for 70 years uncovered in city centre
... During the Industrial Revolution, a three-mile-long canal was built to supply water to Cardiff docks so it could operate at low tide...
Welcome to Wrexham, Philadelphia and the Welsh language
... During the Industrial Revolution, they brought their mining experience to the coal-rich regions...
The Halloween peppermints that poisoned Bradford
... But by the Industrial Revolution manufacturers were making things in large quantities and adding substances to dilute the food either to preserve its shelf life, make it look nicer, or make it cheaper...
Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?
... But what would a rebuild look like? The site at Himley where it stood is at risk from subsidence thanks to the mining which made the area an integral part of the Industrial Revolution, and is the reason the building sank in the first place...
Climate change: UN calls for 'radical' changes to stem warming
... At the meeting eight years ago, countries agreed to keep the amount of warming since the Industrial Revolution well below 2C and make efforts to keep it under 1...
RAAC: Public buildings at risk from concrete failure, experts warn
... " We have a very old building stock in this country right back to the Victorian era and Industrial Revolution, " he said...
Why is technology not making us more productive?
... Dame Coyle has an example from the 19th Century s Industrial Revolution that illustrates how productivity can be missed from statistics...
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists
... Humans started pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere when the Industrial Revolution started around 1800...
Industrial Revolution Photos
