It wasn’t all Bleak House and Oliver Twist. According to historian Griffin (A Short History of the British Industrial Revolution), the negative impact of the Industrial Revolution has been grossly ...

“In every society, there are stabilizing Forces that protect the status quo. Some of these forces protect entrenched vested interests that might incur losses if innovations were introduced, others are ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Some periods in our history are so transformative that they create a clear divide between ...

In the field of economic history, the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution loom large. Competing theories point to the role of institutions, scientific achievements, and bourgeois ...

Industrialization, a new book argues, depended on gun-making. But from the start manufacturers refused any responsibility for gun violence. What would life today look like without the Industrial ...

Join us on an extraordinary journey through the Birmingham Canal Navigation, a network boasting over 160 kilometres of waterways. With its impressive expanse surpassing even that of Venice, this ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When I look at the rise of artificial intelligence today, I am reminded of history’s ...

We are in the midst of what many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0. This is a time of disruption, massive change, opportunities, and significant risks. Fortunes will shift, ...

While every generation has its own special contributions to and experiences in society, an actor and writer named Andy took to social media to share his argument as to why millennials are the most ...