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Industrial Revolution 4.0?

 Since the machines in factories required a Spanned from the 18th Century to the early 19th Century
lot of coal and produced a lot of smoke, the
atmosphere was badly polluted Characterised by machines running on steam
and water

Inspite of the economic boosts in the First started in Great Britain, whose plethoric
Western nations, poverty was still rampant colonies supplied her with large amounts of
in the colonies, particularly due the raw resources like cotton, tea and indigo.
dismantling of the local cottage industries. Moreover, the rich reserves of British coal
boosted the English economy.
It caused rapid urbanisation in several
Marked by the invention of the cotton mill by
important cities, though many handicraft
Richard Ark, the Spinning Jenny by James
industries particularly in the European
Hargreaves, the Steam Engine by James Watt
colonies saw a sharp decline
etc.
Introduction of railways further stimulated
this process
 This period ended with the start of the First
Spanned from 1870 to 1914
World War in 1914
Characterised by electrification of
manufacturing industries

Faraday’s laws of Electromagnetic

Induction, Dalton’s Atomic Theory, and Grew in countries like the UK, USA, Germany,
Nicholas Tesla’s perfection of the Tesla Coil France and the Netherlands
further encouraged this process. This
period was marked with a stimulated
growth of scientific discoveries like that of Marked by advancements in communications
the discoveries of new elements, and with the improvement of the Electrical
subatomic particles Telegraph, and the invention of the
Telephone.
A number of inventions like the Electric
Bulb, the AC motor, the Cinema, and the
Phonograph were made during this period.
 Spans from 1947 to present

Development of ‘smarter’ devices like Led to massive digitisation of the industrial

personal computers, laptops, smartphones, and personal devices
tablets etc. further catalysed this process.

In this period, the world transitioned from

Triggered by the invention of the transistor in
analogue machineries to digital ones.
1947

Led to a new and bigger wave of Globalisation

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Utopia?
• The 4rth Industrial Revolution is marked by a spurt in the
development of AI and computer technology.
• Vast stores of information would be available to the individual at a
click (or rather, a touch).
• Communications will be at their peak
• Man will reach new heights in innovation and scientific discoveries.
• Previously untreatable ailments may then be treated effectively with
advanced medications and nanobots, as they evolve rapidly.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Dystopia?
• The 4rth Industrial Revolution is marked by a spurt in the
development of AI and computer technology.
• Vast stores of information would be available to the individual at a
click (or rather, a touch).
• Communications will be at their peak
• Man will reach new heights in innovation and scientific discoveries.
• Previously untreatable ailments may then be treated effectively with
advanced medications and nanobots, as they evolve rapidly.