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. 2019 Nov 20:42:e209.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X19000153.

Energy, transport, and consumption in the Industrial Revolution

Joseph A Tainter  1 , Temis G Taylor  2
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Energy, transport, and consumption in the Industrial Revolution

Joseph A Tainter et al. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

We question Baumard's underlying assumption that humans have a propensity to innovate. Affordable transportation and energy underpinned the Industrial Revolution, making mass production/consumption possible. Although we cannot accept Baumard's thesis on the Industrial Revolution, it may help explain why complexity and innovation increase rapidly in the context of abundant energy.

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