Jan 8, 2009

Arcadia | Compare and Contrast

1809-1812: Britain's Industrial Revolution makes it the workshop of the world. England transforms from a primarily agricultural society to an increasingly skilled working class system built on venture capitalism. Inventions like the steam engine, patented in 1769 by Englishman James Watt, make possible industrial marvels like the locomotive, which first appears in 1804.

Today: Another technological revolution, the ‘‘Information Age,’’ is sweeping the globe. The work of industry is increasingly handled by automated machines run by computers. Automation and high speed...