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Industrial Revolution

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1. Industrial Revolution - Noun

2. Industrial Revolution - Proper noun

Meaning

the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation

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The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards. Irving Babbitt

The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Theodore Kaczynski

I just think we're living in a time of massive, amazing change, like the Industrial Revolution on acid. Kelly Lynch

Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life. Martha Beck

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history. Lawrence Summers

We should remember that the last time global temperature was 5C different from today, the Earth was gripped by an ice age. So the risks are immense and can only be sensibly managed by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which will require a new low-carbon industrial revolution. Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford

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