A machine shop in the early 20th century. (Image courtesy of John Abbott.)
Of course the Industrial Revolution was a good thing!
If it weren’t, why bother having two more, with a fourth industrial revolution on the way?
Well, that’s the trouble with human beings: we have difficulty appreciating problems that extend beyond the scale of a single generation. Climate change is the most obvious example, but there are plenty of others: the Dust Bowl, the Great Pacific garbage p…
Source URL: Was the Industrial Revolution Really Worth it?
Source Website: Advance Engineering – Engineering.com