Innovation and Industrialization

Throughout time, humans have continually changed the landscape of earth. In the beginning, humans lived in a way that minimally impacted the environment. People migrated with animal herds and sought out shelter in naturally occurring caverns and overhangs. This all changed when humans began to domesticate animals and plants, demonstrating human's ability to innovate and improve their surroundings. As people continued to innovate, societies and written languages were created; people began to communicate and trade with others living in distant lands through innovative transportation technology.
The new innovations in technology and communication allowed large numbers of people to engage in business. People would specialize in trades and then sell their service or product for capital; they would then use their capital to buy other services and products. With numerous people focusing on just one trade, the entire human population was able to innovate and grow at remarkable rates. Huge advances in science and medicine were made, consequently improving the living standards of many people.
The industrial revolution was a time period in which many innovations in agriculture, transportation, and the textile industry were made. Steam engines were created and mass production became a more common practice. Huge population centers began to pop up in large transportation hubs and the human landscape quickly became more urbanized.
Despite the negative consequences of the industrial revolution, it opened the door to further development in many Western countries. Electrical power and gasoline engines soon became commonplace. Eventually, the internet was created and human productivity increased dramatically, therefore further advancing innovation.
Basically, the story of the human world is the story of innovation. All improvements and advances in society came from someone with innovative thinking and the drive to make that innovative idea a reality. Let us all continue to innovate and, in doing so, write human history.