3 ms·
There is potentially a really simple answer to the question, "What happened in England in the 17th Century and changed everything?" Isaac Newton. I'm surprise
by thisrod 10y ago
There is potentially a really simple answer to the question, "What happened in England in the 17th Century and changed everything?"
Isaac Newton.
I'm surprised that historians don't consider that possibility, at least to the extent required to exclude it.
- GlennS 10y agoIt's an interesting proposition. There is certainly a history of scientific paradigm shifts, although I don't think it's very popular among historians. Consider also the printing press. Invented much earlier, but something which built up momentum as it was improved and paper was made cheaper. Perhaps the improved ability to disseminate information made the industrial revolution inevitable?
- Maken 10y agoNewton was not an isolated occurrence