It's certainly the case that, although British common law once held that it was legal for a man to chastise his wife in moderation (whatever that meant), the 'rule of thumb' has never been the law in England.
James Watt. He was the Scot who perfected the steam engine. This was the most important invention of the Industrial Revolution as it provided a source of seemingly unlimited power. He, Matthew Bolton, and John Wilkinson went into business building steam engines.nclosure Movement. This was an aspect of the Agricultural Revolution in which the aristocratic landowners consolidated their land holdings so that they could apply the new techniques and inventions that had been developed and thus make the land more productive.
Characteristics of Post-Industrial Societies. The term post-industrial was first popularized by American sociologist Daniel Bell when he wrote The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting in 1973. In this book, Bell describes six changes that are associated with post-industrial societies. 1  There is a shift away from producing goods to creating services. Production of goods (like clothing and shoes) declines while the production of services (like fast food and fitness coaching) increases.