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The Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution

The Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution

December 25, 2017January 29, 2025 Posted in economic institutions, history of economic growth, history of science, history of technology, Industrial Revolution, political institutions, property rights

The Industrial Revolution was one aspect of a dramatic change in the way that people thought of themselves and the world in which they lived.

The Second Industrial Revolution

The Second Industrial Revolution

December 11, 2017February 8, 2025 Posted in history of economic growth, history of science, history of technology, Industrial Revolution

The Second Industrial Revolution produced a range of new technologies, including industrial chemistry, electric power, and the internal combustion engine.

How Modern Science Came to China

How Modern Science Came to China

December 7, 2017January 14, 2025 Posted in history of science, history of technology, technological progress

China became aware of Western science in the sixteenth century, but did not embrace it until the Opium Wars demonstrated the West’s technological superiority.

The Transformation of Japan after the Meiji Restoration

The Transformation of Japan after the Meiji Restoration

December 5, 2017August 25, 2024 Posted in history of economic growth, history of science, history of technology, history of trade and commerce, social institutions

Japan was a feudal economy in 1868. Over the next few decades it completely transformed itself to become one of the leading nations of the world.

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