Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The engine was commonly found in coal ...

Steam engines burned up the buried ... it became common to employ women and children to work in factories. Before the Industrial Revolution, all but the wealthiest women worked.

The journey of automation in manufacturing began with the first industrial revolution, marked by mechanization through water and steam power ... creating "smart factories." These factories ...

Coal is also believed to have played an important role in the rise of the Industrial Revolution. This is because it was used ...