Yes I inverted it to burning coal is called the industrial revolution because I think it’s neat way to look at it.

I’m thinking through the history of energy: We burned wood. Then we burned coal. Then we burned oil. Then we burned atoms.

  • tiredofsametab
    2•17 hours ago

    Water power predates those for mechanization as does wind (water wheels and windmills).

    This list also ignores other sources of energy (solar, wind, wave, etc.),

    This post also ignores things we burn that aren’t in your list (peat, dung, etc.)

      • tiredofsametab
        2•16 hours ago

        Yes I inverted it to burning coal is called the industrial revolution because I think it’s neat way to look at it. I’m thinking through the history of energy: We burned wood. Then we burned coal. Then we burned oil. Then we burned atoms.

        I was referring to this part, but the premise of the whole question in the OP is incorrect. We burnt coal before the industrial revolution, during, and after it. One could argue that the industrial revolution was more or less impossible without coal, but that’s not what was stated.

        The OP left a lot out of the history of energy as well as how it impacted various technologies for mechanization and automation.