Quote by Thomas Sowell

“The rise of a British iron and steel industry was intertwined with the development of coal mining.”

— Thomas Sowell

Industrialization came to England but has since left.

— P. J. O'Rourke

In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills needed for…

— Lucy Powell

“By now there were whole new Industrial Revolutions going on in the Low Earths; the British seemed to have the building of steam engines…

— Stephen Baxter

“Engineers and mechanics were as much products of the industrialization process as the material goods and the machinery by which those goods were produced.”

— Thomas Sowell

It's important to remember that Britain was the first country to industrialize, so I think there's a strong argument to say this is where…

— Jonathan Ive

“those parts of the British Isles without the advantage of coal deposits or ports, industrialization was as handicapped as in other countries.”

— Thomas Sowell

“England achieved the breakthrough to growth. England’s growth followed from agricultural advances which increased incomes sufficiently that people started to demand more manufactured goods.”

— Edward A. Hudson

“At the beginning of his reign, England had to import almost all of its guns from abroad; by the time of his death, England’s…

— Max Boot

“bloated industrials, who were piling up fortunes abroad while they were wrecking their country at home.”

— John Buchan

“Conglomerations of factories gave rise to the new industrial cities. Steam engines were later applied to mobile uses – the railway and steamship ushered…

— Edward A. Hudson

Thank you industrialization. Thank you steel mill. Thank you power station. And thank you chemical processing industry that gave us time to read books.

— Hans Rosling