Why? The case of the power loom demonstrates the arc nicely. The power loom, which partially automated textile weaving, was one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

The invention of new technologies during the Industrial Revolution allowed the textile industry to expand and make new cloth products. Find out more in this 3rd level Bitesize guide.

The Industrial Revolution was like a tech conference on steroids. The cotton gin, the steam engine, and even the power loom burst onto the scene like flashy new products.

Several Luddites were killed in clashes with troops. Others were hanged. By the end of 1814, the Luddite protests were over. The Industrial Revolution rolled on, replacing artisans with factory ...

Two hundred years ago the Industrial Revolution came to America on the banks of the Charles River in Waltham, Mass., where in 1814, the Boston Manufacturing Company built the first integrated ...

The convergence of technology and humans is quickly barrelling us into the fifth industrial revolution: the era of artificial intelligence.

They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways.

Who has the power? Workers or bosses? It changes through the ages, though it's usually the bosses. Today, we look at two key moments when the power of labor shifted, for better and worse, and we ...