In the late 18th century, the U.S. was primarily an agricultural nation reliant on imports for manufactured goods. Early ...

Before the Industrial Revolution ... A photograph from 1910 showing child labour in cotton mills in Georgia, USA. Children were a cheap source of labour in textile factories, until using children ...

We are on the very edge of what will be the next industrial revolution. Manufacturing, shipping, agriculture, mining, and even railroads and transportation stand to be much more productive.

From the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution—where figures like Benjamin Franklin harnessed the power of electricity—to the production lines of World War II, America's industrial prowess ...

It can be read as an allegory to the impact of the First Industrial Revolution on the new world. The First Industrial Revolution heralded production using steam, and the Second saw the usage of ...