“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 ...

During our week-long workshop, "Inventing America: Lowell and the Industrial Revolution," teachers participated in a number of different activities. The videos on this page use a montage approach to ...

List of maps -- Introduction -- Prologue -- The Anglo-Dutch-American archipelago -- part 1. Anglo-Dutch-American early modernity. The first Industrial revolution ; A geography of invention, 1500-1600 ...

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 ...

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heralds a new stage of the Industrial Revolution, one where machines think, learn, self-replicate, and can master many tasks that were once reserved for humans. This phase will be just as ...

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Gregory Elder is a professor emeritus of history and humanities at Moreno Valley College and a Roman Catholic priest. (Courtesy Photo) A great many people like to relax after a long day in the salt ...

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 ...