Beyond the machines: The profound social changes and global spread of the Industrial Revolution.

In Part 2 of "Smoke, Steam, and Cities: How the Industrial Revolution Remade Life," we explore the dramatic societal shifts and global reach of this transformative era. From the triumph of Stephenson's Rocket to the commercial viability of steamboats, witness how transportation revolutionized trade and migration.

But progress came with a price. We delve into the Luddite protests, the harsh reali...