The steam engine and the other associated technologies of the Industrial Revolution changed the world and influenced human history so much, that in the words of the historian Ian Morris, "... they made mockery out of all that had come before."
蒸汽机以及工业革命期间出现的其它相关技术 改变了世界 对人类历史产生了深远的影响， 用历史学家Ian Morris的话说 它们简直是对人类此前所取得的所有成就的嘲弄。