The other is a tropical import that only became a Swiss speciality after the Industrial Revolution.

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The innovation and wealth graph tilts up a bit during the Renaissance and again after the steam engine launched the first Industrial Revolution.

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The innovation and wealth graph tilts up ever so slightly during the Renaissance and then tilts again after the steam engine launched the first Industrial Revolution.

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After all, the industrial revolution is far from finished.

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On this analysis, Glasgow is still feeling the after-effects of a particularly sudden industrial revolution in the 19th century, when rapid urbanisation cramped workers into unsanitary housing.

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After a preliminary canter across the historical background of the industrial revolution and the possible problems of coming first, he devotes the heart of his book to case studies of big industries, ranging from textiles to aerospace, and from cars to pharmaceuticals.

ECONOMIST: British industrial decline

After 1800, however, living standards began to increase, first in the West, as stagnant economies transitioned to the industrial revolution and to a period of modern economic growth where living standards double every 35 years.

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