#industrial-revolution

#industrial-revolution

Hard-wearing inventions of the 19th century, Lincrusta and Anaglypta could be made to resemble leather, plaster, and other materials. Home decoration was all the rage in the late 19th century. With the Industrial Revolution in England and America in full swing, a growing middle class on both sides of the Atlantic had spending money and wanted to have the look of the expensive decor of the rich, as seen in shops and described in newspapers and magazines.

The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who have shown how technological and scientific innovation, coupled to market competition, drive economic growth. One half of the prize goes to economic-historian Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and the other half is split between the economic theorists Philippe Aghion of the Collège de France and the London School of Economics and Peter Howitt of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. "I can't find the words to express what I feel," Aghion said. He says he will use the money for research in his laboratory at the Collège de France.

Lincolnshire is pivotal to the government's plan for a green re-industrialisation to boost jobs and support the net zero agenda while revitalising deprived areas.

"I think there's a plausible argument - which Elon also believes - that robotics is going to be the biggest industry in the history of the planet. It's just going to be gigantic."

The Great Northern Coalfield powered Britain through the Industrial Revolution, with coal from Durham and Northumberland transported to London via a network of wagonways and rail lines.

Cretors' steam-powered popcorn machine revolutionized snack foods, offering even heat and enhanced flavor while enabling mobile vending, paving the way for popcorn's 20th-century popularity.

The British cavalry charged at workers who had gathered to demand political representation, killing at least 18 people and injuring hundreds during the Peterloo Massacre.