The Industrial Revolution introduced new machines, new industries and new jobs...even for children. Before the Industrial Revolution craftspeople made things in their own homes or in small workshops.

The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great prosperity and expansion as America entered the modern era. But what were the pitfalls of such rapid growth and who turned out to be the ...

Vaucanson’s inventions prefigured the industrial revolution, during which mechanisation went from being a quirky curiosity to a force that reshaped the globe. We may be at an analogous turning ...