Industrial Revolution Essay

The time that is known as Industrial Revolution started about in 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This era was a period that some fundamental changes affect the textile manufacture, metallurgy, agriculture and transportation. Industrial Revolution means the devolution from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron process. The Revolution started in England and within a little time spread in some countries of Europe and United States.
The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history, because before this revolution, life for the average person was difficult, as incomes were very little, and malnourishment and disease were common. People produce the most of their own food, clothing, furniture and tools. Robert E. Lucas, Jr., winner of Nobel Prize, said: ‘’For the first time in history, the living standards of the masses of ordinary people have begun to undergo sustained growth... Nothing remotely like this economic behavior is mentioned by the classical economists, even as a theoretical possibility.’’1.
In contrast to the view of some 20-century historians like John Clapham and Nicolas Crafts, have argued that the process of the economy and generally the social changes that occurred during the period of 1760-1840, took place gradually and the term revolution is an incorrect characterization.
The first Industrial Revolution evolved into the Second Industrial Revolution in the transition years. Second Industrial Revolutions begins in 1850 when technological and economic progress continued with the increasing espousal of steam-powered boats, ships and railways and the construction of machine tools.
The most important technological developments that occurred in Industrial Revo...

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