What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Material World

Synopsis

Dan Cruickshank looks at the achievements of the Industrial Revolution: amongst them not only the Spinning Jenny and the steam engine, but the first jigsaw, the first stethoscope, the first tinned food and even the first office photocopiers. Cruickshank traces the origins of this revolution back to the tea tables of Georgian Britain where an appetite for the good life helped to create the modern world.

Series

What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

2005

Availability

Out of distribution

Subjects

History; Science; Technology

Keywords

history of technology; Industrial Revolution; inventions; science; political history

Credits

Contributor

Dan Cruickshank

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

PAL

Price

£24.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

30 minutes

Year

2012

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Name

Open University

Distributor

Name

Canny Store

Web

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Phone

01789 207440

Address

The Mansley Centre
Timothy’s Bridge Road
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 9NQ