clairefuentes1624 clairefuentes1624 08-01-2021 History contestada What was the First Industrial Revolution? -The period during the 19th century when inventors began to develop steam-powered engines -the period of new technology that shifted the focus from industry to the spread of information. -the period of new manufacturing processes that began in Great Britain during the late 1700s -the period when modern science emerged and transformed views on society, politics, and nature