for the lazy, here's part 1: <a href="http://www.scaletheplanet.com/post/the-industrial-revolution-part-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.scaletheplanet.com/post/the-industrial-revolution...</a>
and 2: <a href="http://www.scaletheplanet.com/post/the-industrial-revolution-part-2" rel="nofollow">http://www.scaletheplanet.com/post/the-industrial-revolution...</a>