1851
Technology
Britain
The Crystal Palace and prefabrication
A vast iron and glass hall was assembled from mass-produced standard parts.
Why it mattered
Introduced modular prefabricated construction.
Industrial Age
1851
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
c. 1851
Society
Britain
Standard time and the railway clock
Railways forced towns to abandon local solar time.
Why it mattered
Synchronised industrial society.
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