Britain used industrial espionage to gather the technology to reach their industrial revolution. The USA did it in turn. (It used to be a death sentence for ski

Britain used industrial espionage to gather the technology to reach their industrial revolution. The USA did it in turn. (It used to be a death sentence for skilled technologists to emigrate.) https://www.allaboutlean.com/industrial-espionage-and-revolution/ https://www.allaboutlean.com/industrial-espionage-and-revolu... https://www.history.com/news/industrial-revolution-spies-europe https://www.history.com/news/industrial-revolution-spies-eur...