Probably every single person in the contemporary world has ever heard of the term ‘Industrial revolution’. However, only a few are actually sure of what it is. In this paper, I will do my best to define what the term in question means and illustrate the short- and long-term effect of industrial revolution on the human’s life.

Firstly, let us identify what ‘revolution’, in general, means. A revolution is an important change that often happens in a short intervalof time. Therefore, one can state that industrial revolution is an vital change that completely transformed the development of the humanity and is somehow connected to mahcinery and industry. Now, after all this brainstorming,  we can identify what ‘industrial revolution’ is. Industrial revolution is a period that took place in the late 18^th and early 19^th centuries in Great Britain, that totally  modified agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. Moreover, it had an intense effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain and ,consequently, spread all over the world. A progression that continues until now is called industrialization.

Now, let us see what were the reasons that caused the birht of the Industrial Revoluiton and its effects on the society. What drove the industrial revolution were deep social changes, as Europe moved from a mainly agricultural and rural financial system to a capitalist and urban economy, from a household economy to a production -based economy. This involved rethinking social obligations and the organization of the family; the desertion of the family economy, for example, was the most remarkable change to the constitution of the family that Europe had ever undergone—and is still under pressure of the changes in question. Most capitalist activity concentrated on commercial activity rather than production, however, there was a growing manufacturing industry emerging around the judgment of mercantilism. The most essential value became the pursuit for wealth and riches. The technological modernization followed these societal and financial modifications. One of the immediate effects of the Industrial revolution was the discovery of the cotton gin. The two qualities of the machine (numerous machines in a single machine as well as a machine that was intended not just to speed up work, but to do the work of numerous laborers concurrently) made it a hallmark of all later technological modernization. Probably the most essential long-term innovation that was developed during the Industrial revolution was the steam engine, which was a first step that prepared a path for all the future inventions.