In this admirably short and graceful book, Klaus Schwab takes us on a breathless tour of a technological, economic, and social revolution. The first industrial revolution moved us from muscle to ...

The Industrial Revolution may have marked the beginning of a new era in England, but the spirit and ... world,” according to Peter Hall’s 1998 book on urban growth, Cities in Civilization.

It can be read as an allegory to the impact of the First Industrial Revolution on the new world. The First Industrial Revolution heralded production using steam, and the Second saw the usage of ...

The Industrial Revolution, which took place between 1750 ... Coal mines were opened in the north of England, the Midlands and south Wales. But conditions in coal mines were dangerous.

will be scrambling to get hold of a copy of a book released on Friday that examines the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the theme of next week’s World Economic Forum annual meeting (WEF16 ...