Industrial Revolution

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What is Industrial Revolution about?

Discover how steam power, factories and bold new ideas transformed everyday life during the Industrial Revolution. Meet the inventors, industrialists and reformers who helped shape this dramatic period, including Samuel Slater, who brought cotton-mill technology to the United States, and Robert Owen, who campaigned for better working conditions. With fascinating facts and lively profiles, this book explores the people behind enormous changes in industry, transport and society, and shows how their actions still affect the modern world.

About the author

Clive Gifford is a British author who loves writing fascinating books about science, history, sport, and even space! He has written over 200 books, including 'Eye Benders', which won the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Clive enjoys making learning fun and is always curious about how things work.