The Day the World Took Off
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How it feels
A group of historians talk through why the Industrial Revolution started in England when it did. The series examines the scientific and industrial changes that led to modernization.
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What happens
The Day the World Took Off is a Channel 4 2000 six-part documentary series about the roots of the Industrial Revolution in England. Five historians of science and industry gathered at the University of Cambridge to discuss why the Industrial Revolution occurred in England, at the time it did. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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