industrial revolution
noun
: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines
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Another striking feature in the Carbon Garden is the way colourful plants have been arranged to reflect how temperatures have changed since the birth of the industrial revolution.
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Nick Nuttall, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment investigation
Physicists are fond of Gedankenexperimente—thought experiments that are difficult or impossible to perform in the real world.
—Ben Santer, Scientific American, 4 July 2025
This protection induced investment at a scale needed to finance the industrial revolution.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Although supply chain management has been around since the first industrial revolution, the integration of AI tools is driving significant improvements.
—John Clemons, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Nick Nuttall, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment investigation
Physicists are fond of Gedankenexperimente—thought experiments that are difficult or impossible to perform in the real world.
—Ben Santer, Scientific American, 4 July 2025
This protection induced investment at a scale needed to finance the industrial revolution.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Although supply chain management has been around since the first industrial revolution, the integration of AI tools is driving significant improvements.
—John Clemons, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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“Industrial revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20revolution. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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