The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in human history, marking the shift from agrarian societies to industrialized ...

The inventions of the Industrial Revolution are widely known and taught in history classes—it’s when we first entered the modern age, with the invention of electricity, the telegraph ...

"The Industrial Revolutionaries" by Gavin Weightman explodes myths about the Industrial Revolution and offers a fascinating look into the rough-and tumble-age of industrial invention.

These recent inventions are sometimes hailed as a "third Industrial Revolution." The first Industrial Revolution--roughly spanning the 1770s to 1860s--saw the development of the steam engine ...