Paul Graham
@paulg · May 11, 2024
And the most important thing to understand about the Industrial Revolution is that it didn't happen suddenly. It was preceded by centuries of gradual progress in manufacturing, politics, and finance.
They were already making this 150 years before:
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
The critical factor was the commercial steam engine, as usable energy per human was no longer limited by what people and animals could eat.
The ability to reliably burn coal at scale to move things was an Earth-shattering breakthrough.
05:39 AM · May 12, 2024 · 100.6K views
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