What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: City Living

Synopsis: Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the day-to-day lives of ordinary Britons had remained unchanged for centuries. Homes were largely rural and functional, and the idea of decorative and comfortable surrounding along with home ‘entertainment’ was the reserve of a handful of the privileged nobility. The Industrial Revolution ushered in the middle class and homes irrevocably changed. The programme considers such innovations as: William Murdoch’s experiments with gas lighting; Alessandro Volta’s electric battery; Alexander Cummings’ s-bend toilet; Josiah Wedgewood’s ingenious designs and marketing skills; Samuel Pratt’s spiral spring and Williams Perkins’ serendipitous discovers of new colours through the dye mauvine.
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: domestic appliances; Industrial Revolution; inventions; science; technological innovation

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