From Textiles to Steam Engines
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From Textiles to Steam Engines
https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844605.book.part.043

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Abstract

The signal feature of the Industrial Revolution was the shift in manufacturing from small, home-based, handwork-intensive operations to large-scale, mechanized, centrally located factory operations. The trajectory of this shift includes a number of innovations in manufacturing practices and technology that systematically rationalized labor and increased profitability through the reduction of man-hours per unit produced.

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