Britain's transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th century Industrial Revolution, which transformed much of Europe and North America into predominantly urban ...

Mark Stein, manager of General Motors' Vauxhall van plant in Luton, 29 miles north of London, starts presentations with an aerial photo of the site in 1965. It shows a vast complex of buildings that ...

Artificial intelligence may rival steam, electricity, and computing—but history suggests its full economic impact will take time ...

LONDON — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant closed on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in ...

Was the Industrial Revolution the most important event in human history? Dan Snow is joined by economist and journalist Duncan Weldon to explore why exactly the industrial revolution started on the ...

Global supply chains are fracturing and great powers are locked in a race for critical minerals – Britain must now make the most of its own natural wealth, writes Nicola Lloyd When South Crofty tin ...

Across the Atlantic, a self-inflicted disaster is steadily unfolding. One of the United States’ closest allies, the United Kingdom, has surrendered energy riches and industrial prowess. This decline ...

Source: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. Human history, in many instances, is punctuated by technological revolutions that have fundamentally altered the trajectory of civilization. From the steam ...