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Began in Great Britain around 1760 and spread to Europe and the United States by about 1840.
The Industrial Revolution (sometimes called the First Industrial Revolution) was a transitional period in the global economy that began in Great Britain around 1760 and spread to continental Europe and the United States by about 1840. It marked a shift from hand production to machine-based manufacturing, along with major advances in chemical production and iron-making, greater use of water and steam power, development of machine tools, and the growth of the mechanised factory system. Output rose dramatically, contributing to unprecedented population growth and sustained increases in income and living standards for many people in the Western world (though the timing and extent of improvements are debated). Historians debate the exact start and end dates and the pace of change. In Britain, rapid mechanised textile spinning took off in the 1780s, while steam power and iron production grew quickly after 1800. Mechanised textile production spread to continental Europe and the US in the early 19th century. A recession occurred in the late 1830s when early mechanised textile innovations slowed as markets matured, even as transportation technologies like locomotives and steamships expanded and iron smelting improved. Later, growth reaccelerated after 1870 due to innovations associated with the Second Industrial Revolution (such as steel-making, mass production, assembly lines, electrical grid systems, and advanced machinery in steam-powered factories).
Began in Great Britain around 1760 and spread to Europe and the United States by about 1840.
Involved a shift from hand production to machines, plus advances in chemicals, iron-making, steam power, machine tools, and the factory system.
Key early milestones included rapid mechanised textile spinning in the 1780s and strong growth in steam power and iron production after 1800.
The precise timing is debated; the late 1830s saw a slowdown/recession as early innovations faced maturing markets.
Later rapid growth returned after 1870 with Second Industrial Revolution technologies.
A period of economic and technological transition beginning in Great Britain around 1760, characterized by machine-based manufacturing and major advances in power, materials, and production systems.
A production system in which mechanised machines are organized in factories to replace or reduce dispersed hand production.
Earlier forms of industrial activity in parts of Europe and elsewhere that helped create social and economic conditions leading to the Industrial Revolution.
The phrase “Industrial Revolution” was first recorded in 1799 by Louis-Guillaume Otto, and became more common in the 1830s as “industrial change” language spread.
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