Industrial Revolution
transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the 18th-19th centuries
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Summary
Industrial Revolution is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of historical period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,595 views/month, #2 of 371).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: Industrious Revolution[3]
- Followed by: Second Industrial Revolution[4]
- Subclass of: economic development[5]
- Commons category: Industrial revolution[6]
- Country of origin: Kingdom of Great Britain[7]
- Has part(s): Industrial Revolution in Scotland[8], Industrial Revolution in England[9], Industrial Revolution in Wales[10], Industrial Revolution in the United States[11], industrialization in Germany[12]
- Start time: 1760[13]
- End time: 1820[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Industrial Revolution[15]
- Commons gallery: Industrial revolution[16]
- Facet of: steam engine[17], working class[18], rural flight[19], international trade[20]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[21], Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band[22], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[23]
- Has effect: climate change[24], economic growth[25], child labour[26], laborer[27], Luddite movement[28]
- Has characteristic: industrialisation[29], technological transition[30], mechanization[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[32], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
Why It Matters
Industrial Revolution has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]