S2 E6: Inventors/Engineers, Directed Technical Change, and the British Industrial Revolution with Walker Hanlon from Northwestern University
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The Impact of Pollution during the British Industrial Revolution
This chapter explores the severe pollution during the British Industrial Revolution, focusing on major cities such as London. It examines the visibility problems caused by smog and the retrospective methods used to measure pollution levels, highlighting the health impacts that were largely overlooked at the time.
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