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1800 CE
Age of Technology
9000 BCE1947 CE
Global1760 – 1914

Age of Technology

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain's cotton mills and spread worldwide, transforming agrarian societies into industrial powerhouses. Steam engines, railroads, telegraphs, and electricity compressed time and space. Cities exploded in size, new social classes emerged, and the pace of change accelerated beyond anything in prior history. By 1900, the world was unrecognizable from 1800.

Key Developments

Steam engine & factory system
Railroads & telegraph shrink distances
Electricity, telephone & early automobiles
Rise of capitalism, labor movements & socialism

Key Figures

James WattMichael FaradayThomas EdisonNikola Tesla
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