The Industrial Revolution occurred from the early 1700’s to the early 1800’s. The Industrial Revolution refers to the changes that occurred during the 1700’s and 1800’s and the time period. The Industrial Revolution was a period of drastic change from hand made items to machine manufactured goods. I believe the Industrial Revolution was a revolution in the "true" sense of the word. According to Webster's Dictionary (1984), a revolution is: “a sudden, radical, or complete change." …showed first 75 words of 707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 707 total…a paper. With a typewriter, if a person made a typographical mistake, he had to start the page over again. With the computer, you can delete the mistake by the touch of a button. The Internet allows someone to exchange information with someone on the opposite side of the world in seconds. I think they should have a revolution called the Computer revolution since computers have changed our lives almost as much as other revolutions.