Did Science Cause the Industrial Revolution?
32 Pages Posted: 13 Nov 2014
Date Written: November 12, 2014
Abstract
This paper reviews debates about the role of science and technology before and during the British Industrial Revolution.
Keywords: economic history, science, human capital
JEL Classification: N13, O10, O30
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
O'Grada, Cormac, Did Science Cause the Industrial Revolution? (November 12, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2523358 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2523358
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