Industrial Revolution primarily refers to a process of change from an agrarian, handicraft based economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. At the heart of the Industrial Revolution was the rise of the machine, which replaced manual labour.

• It began in the 18th century Britain and it is still continuing in the developing worlds.

• The Industrial Revolution was the result of many fundamental and interrelated changes that transformed agricultural economies into industrial ones. The unprecedented economic change was spurred by Western Europe’s tremendous population growth during the late 18th century. Along with it there was increase in food production and domestic manufacturing soared. Heightened commercialization gave a boost not only to manufacturing technological innovations but also to heightened demands for better transportation system.

• It could be said that there were fourfold changes that were at the core of the Industrial Revolution.