Quite powerful things, steam engines. The industrial revolution triggered the fastest social transformation in British history. People flooded from the countryside to work in urban factories.

Previous industrial revolutions liberated ... In his book, Schwab puts recent changes into historical context, outlines the key technologies driving this revolution, discusses major impacts ...

This allowed them to see how wages, employment, energy cost and energy use altered in Britain as the Industrial Revolution unfolded and the economy grew. Their findings have been published open access ...

Suitable for teaching history at Key Stage 3 and GCSE, Third Level and National 4 & 5, in particular units on the Victorians and the Industrial Revolution. Back to top Josiah Wedgwood: Genius of ...