Industrial Revolution

 Definition:
Are changes in the way of producing a product using the technology to replace human labor, streamline production and reduce production costs.

Example:
An example of the industrial revolution is the change in the way of producing cars. Once the process was manual and today is almost entirely mechanical.

Fig.1 - The assembly of cars before.

 Source:
http://www.ensp.unl.pt/lgraca/history_cars_jakob_highres.jpg
Acessed on 22 october 2009.

Fig.2 - The assembly of cars today.

 Source:
http://img516.imageshack.us/i/cherylineaproduccionsh8yj6.jpg/#q=montagem%20de%20um%20carro
Acessed on 22 october 2009.

Essa é uma versão em inglês de um trabalho realizado pelos alunos do curso Bacharelado em Ciências e Tecnologia 2009.2 da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.