Industrial era

Researchers have found a way to measure the impact of air pollution during 19th-century England on the public’s health.

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Wilhelm Trübner (1851 - 1917) was born in Heidelberg, the son of a goldsmith. Trübner was encouraged to study painting by Anselm Feuerbach, a painter of historical scenes. During the 1870’s Trübner travelled extensively in Europe, to Italy, the Low Countries and to Paris where he saw the works of Manet and the Impressionists. [MacConnal-Mason Gallery, London - Oil on canvas, 64 x 47.5 cm]

Abandoned factory outside of Baltimore - abandoned, factory, outside, baltimore. Photorator photo.

With the start of a new semester we will also begin a new unit. We will investigate the Revolutionary changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. This will include the changes brought by inventio…

A typical street in the English slums.@late 1800s

Erich Mercker Forging Steel in factory | Industrial painting

Yes, it’s all happening this month… Unlike other work that’s surfaced recently the cover art for issue 41 of How It Works magazine was completed less than a month ago. Headlines o…

Factories and chimneys in Middlesborough 1940s

Key Facts About Isambard Kingdom Brunel Born April 9, 1806, died September 15, 1859. Developed modern rail and shipping transport Showed the power and - 10 British Facts, British History, Featured, Great Britons, Long Reads, Victorian Era