industrial revolution

Describes how inventions such as the cotton gin transformed America from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and led to both problems and opportunities.

Chronicles the development of railroads, steel, and oil as moneymakers in nineteenth-century America, describing their impact on labor practices and everyday life in the U.S.

Investigates the Industrial Revolution and how brand-name products first arose from the technological advances of the time. Offers activities for students to learn hands-on, such as creating a water-powered wheel or making a pinhole camera.

Describes the contributions and advances in medical technology and science over the centuries and its influence in the treatment of diseases, public health measures, and living standards.

Encyclopedic entries focus on central developments in the process of change from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, defining major new machines, work processes, and many individuals and trade union groups directly involved.

Surveys the social and mechanical innovations of the Industrial Revolution in England and the reforms and imperialism that grew out of these changes.

Discusses the causes, growth, and effects of the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing its history and influences in Great Britain and the United States.

Discusses how the Industrial Revolution affected America, including such aspects of the era as child factory labor, the inventions of Samuel Slater and John Deere, and the emergence of the railroad industry.

Explores the challenges posed by global warming, discussing how climate change might affect water, population, nature, health, and disease, and looks at the role of businesses and industries, as well as government and individuals, in finding solutions.

Examines the concept of industrialism, the growth of manufacturing and technology, looks at the role of industrialism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.