Industrial Age--- A new age
beginning in Britain in the latter half of the 1700’s, eventually spreading to
the US and to other colonies and nations around the globe. The use of machinery
in manufacturing increased the productive powers of labour. Many of these
machines were invented by “industrial workers” and were put into place by those
providing capital. It is often
called the Industrial Revolution but it is a long period of gradual change over
time. Demand for labour suffered as slave-like labour in emerging nations
increased and repetitive tasks in manufacturing were taken over by machines.
Not so different than right now in 2008 in the new Information
Age.