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This is the story of an important microcosm of the Industrial Revolution: the development of the railroad. Although the story is one of personalities — and the book is engaging and a good read as a result — an important theme runs through the book. Building a railroad is not just a matter of some […]
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Innovation, Patents, and the Industrial Revolution
September 25th, 2015 
Awake Goy 
Posted in World News 
Tags: Building a railroad, James Watt, steam engine, steam engines, the Industrial Revolution 
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May 19th, 2015 Peter Nolan Imagine a dystopian future in which the life-expectancy of human beings has plummeted from about 70-80 years to around 20 years. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, life expectations at one’s birth averaged 30-35 years, with the death rate among children under the age of five reaching almost 75% by the mid-18th century. During […]
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