The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) models is driving a qualitatively new stage of industrial transformation. AI is becoming the core of ...

Some periods in our history are so transformative that they create a clear divide between the world before and after. We attribute the 18th and 19th centuries to such a period. Named the Industrial ...

Artificial intelligence may rival steam, electricity, and computing—but history suggests its full economic impact will take time ...

When I look at the rise of artificial intelligence today, I am reminded of history’s defining moments, the inventions and breakthroughs that didn’t just improve industries but redefined civilization.

The Industrial Revolution in the U.S. was a pivotal period of rapid technological advancement and socio-economic transformation. Following the early stir in Great Britain, the US began its journey ...

“In every society, there are stabilizing Forces that protect the status quo. Some of these forces protect entrenched vested interests that might incur losses if innovations were introduced, others are ...

We’ve had two massive industrial revolutions in the last 250 years. Both changed the social, political, and economic landscape of the entire world. For the people that lived through those times, the ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the production of ...

Across the world, coal had been used as a source of heat for thousands of years. It produced more heat and was cleaner than burning wood. One important use of coal was the making of iron, another key ...