First Industrial Revolution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_Industrial_Revolution
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:effect gptkb:urban_development
environmental pollution
child labor
improved transportation
population growth
rise of factory system
rise of capitalism
gptkbp:endDate 1840
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Industrial_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainFigure gptkb:Eli_Whitney
gptkb:James_Watt
gptkb:Abraham_Darby
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkb:Richard_Arkwright
gptkb:Samuel_Crompton
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:textile_industry
coal mining
iron industry
gptkbp:notableInvention gptkb:steam_locomotive
power loom
spinning jenny
cotton
gptkbp:precededBy pre-industrial society
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:urban_development
industrialization
mass production
factory system
mechanization
division of labor
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Enclosure_Movement
gptkb:Agricultural_Revolution
gptkb:Second_Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:significance gptkb:political_party
beginning of modern industrial society
major technological advancements
transformation of economies
gptkbp:startDate 1760
gptkbp:technology gptkb:steam_locomotive
canals
mechanical engineering
power loom
spinning jenny
water frame
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5