Industrial Revolution (early phase)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:characterizedBy rise of factory system
improvements in iron production
mechanization of textile industry
development of steam power
gptkbp:endDate circa 1840
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Industrial_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Industrial Revolution (early phase)
gptkbp:impact gptkb:urban_development
environmental change
population growth
rise of working class
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:transportation
coal mining
iron
textiles
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:James_Watt
gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkb:Richard_Arkwright
gptkb:Samuel_Crompton
gptkbp:notableInvention gptkb:steam_locomotive
power loom
spinning jenny
puddling process
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:precededBy pre-industrial society
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Luddite_movement
gptkb:Agricultural_Revolution
gptkb:Enclosure_movement
technological innovation
capitalism
gptkbp:significantEvent development of the Bessemer process (late phase)
introduction of the steam locomotive
invention of the spinning mule
opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:startDate 1760
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Early_modern_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7