I was always taught the industrial revolution started earlier than that with the work of people like Abraham Derby, the elder. For perspective, he died in 1717

I was always taught the industrial revolution started earlier than that with the work of people like Abraham Derby, the elder. For perspective, he died in 1717. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Darby_I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Darby_I