Wikipedia: Industrial Revolution/Talk

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The Industrial Revolution was definitely underway in Britain by 1750, and had started to spread to the Low Countries by 1800. Much of the rest of the world joined up in the 1800s, but that's rather like the spread of the Renaissance (1400s in Italy, 1600s in Britain). Like ripples of water spreading from a point source.

By the way, why is George Stephenson just called "Stephenson" both here and on his page? Did he go one-name rockstar like Prince or Sting and I just don't know about it? -- PaulDrye

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The cynic in me says that the "Stephenson" bit is because the article was lifted from another source--it is standard practice in academia to say e.g. "George Eliot" at the beginning of an article and then to refer to her simply as "Eliot" thereafter. But perhaps the author simply is reusing text s/he wrote herself. And no, I am not the author, though my login is first in the revision history; I simply moved this text from the (incorrectly capitalized) [[Industrial revolution]] --KQ

what about oxen and wind power? They were used to power grist mills and pumps, were they never used to drive machinery?

Oxen and wind were used, but wind is sporatic, and oxen do not provide the horsepower or force that steam power can provide, nor in such a controlled fashion.

my opinion, Mike Dill

Wasn't the revolution more in the 19th century than the 18th? -rmhermen