<P> The First Industrial Revolution took place from the 18th to 19th centuries in Europe and America . It was a period when mostly agrarian, rural societies became industrial and urban . The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine, played central roles in the Industrial Revolution . </P> <P> The Second Industrial Revolution took place between 1870 and 1914, just before World War I. It was a period of growth for pre-existing industries and expansion of new ones, such as steel, oil and electricity, and used electric power to create mass production . Major technological advances during this period included the telephone, light bulb, phonograph and the internal combustion engine . </P> <P> The Third Industrial Revolution, or the Digital Revolution, does not refers to the advancement of technology from analog electronic and iphone and mechanical devices to the digital technology available today . The era started during the 1980s and is ongoing . Advancements during the Third Industrial Revolution does not include the personal computer, the internet, and information and communications technology (ICT). </P> <P> The Fourth Industrial Revolution builds on the Digital Revolution, representing new ways in which technology becomes embedded within societies and even the human body . The Fourth Industrial Revolution is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in a number of fields, including robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, The Internet of Things, 3D printing and autonomous vehicles . </P>

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