The Industrial Revolution saw a wave of technological and social changes in many countries of the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it began in Britain for a number of specific reasons. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2221/why-the-industrial-revolution-started-in-britain/ #History #BritishIndustrialRevolution #IndustrialRevolution #Industrialization

The British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) witnessed a great number of technical innovations, such as steam-powered machines, which resulted in new working practices, which in turn brought many social changes. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2229/social-change-in-the-british-industrial-revolution/ #History #BritishIndustrialRevolution #IndustrialRevolution #Society

The production of steel during the British Industrial Revolution became cheaper and more reliable thanks to the Bessemer converter, a type of blast furnace that removed undesirable impurities from pig iron. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2206/the-steel-industry-in-the-british-industrial-revol/ #History #BritishIndustrialRevolution #IndustrialRevolution #Metallurgy

Steam power was one of the most significant developments of the Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) in Britain. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2166/the-steam-engine-in-the-british-industrial-revolut/ #History #BritishIndustrialRevolution #IndustrialRevolution #SteamEngine

The 1851 Great Exhibition was held in the purpose-built Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, to showcase the latest developments in engineering, science, and the arts, as well as objects of cultural significance from Britain and abroad. https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Exhibition/ #History #BritishIndustrialRevolution #CrystalPalace #GreatExhibition

Coal mining boomed during the British Industrial Revolution as it provided fuel for steam engines of all kinds in factories, transport, and agriculture. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2201/coal-mining-in-the-british-industrial-revolution/ #History #BritishIndustrialRevolution #Coal #Energy