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The Industrial Revolution (1942)

1942 · Ephemeral film · 9 min

Synopsis

DESCRIBES EFFORTS OF PRIMITIVE MAN TO DO WORK CHIEFLY WITH HIS OWN & ANIMAL MUSCLES; COMPARES METHODS OF WORK FROM THE TIME OF THE FIRST STEAM POWERED LOOM TO THE MODERN DIESEL ELECTRIC POWERED LOCOMOTIVE. Lots of animation.Compares methods of work from the time of the first steam-powered loom to the modern diesel electricpowered locomotive. Animated photography describes the mechanical advantages of machines.

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★ · Ta Da! · Spuzz · 2015-12-11

Pretty pedestrian doc about yes, the industrial revolution. The causes, the effects, and so on. Interesting, but (excuse the pun) hardly revolutionary.