Learning on ScreenWhat the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Working Wonders
- Synopsis
- Dan Cruickshank traces the origins of the 21st century working world in some of the innovations of the Industrial Revolution, including James Watt’s steam engine; Richard Arkwright’s spinning frame which gave rise to the factory system; Humphrey Davy’s safety lamp; Robert Owen’s enlightened vision of community housing and Jospeh Marie Jaquard’s programmable loom, an early forebear of the computer.
- Series
- What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Availability
- Out of distribution
- Subjects
- History; Science; Technology
- Keywords
- history of technology; housing; Industrial Revolution; inventions; science; steam power; political history; history of computing
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
- https://cannystore.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 207440
- Address
- The Mansley Centre
Timothy’s Bridge Road
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 9NQ
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