The Anthropocene marks a time when human activities were able to significantly alter the environment, some historians believe it marked the moment when the Industrial Revolution began (from 1700 AD to 1900 AD). The Industrial Revolution was essentially humanity's turning point into modernity, rapid advances in technology and the use of fossil fuels gave humans a seemingly endless supply of energy that could be used to transform manual processes into automated ones, which represented a huge turning point for the manufacturing, communications and transportation industries.(1) Historians have often been perplexed by the fact that the Industrial Revolution began in Britain and spread rapidly throughout Europe, but not developed in other regions of the world, which is strange because we have seen such equally important advances in fields such as agriculture which developed in various places around the world independently because it was an important new source of energy needed to support communities bigger. (2) This article will focus on the circumstances of Britain, how the revolution spread across Europe, and why the revolution did not take place in the relatively advanced country of China. Britain before the Industrial Revolution Before the Industrial Revolution Britain was a relatively In an advanced country with a small population compared to China, workers had relatively high standards of living compared to Asian workers. (3) The British economy before the revolution was strong, restrictions on businesses were virtually non-existent, most businesses were free enterprises, and the government often supported local businesses. businesses through project financing. (3) Britain's strong economy and... middle of paper......experimental science relied instead on experience for their progress. The Chinese did not have a scientific revolution because the governing body did not encourage intellectuals to invest the manpower and resources needed for scientific research. (8) Ultimately, the reason the Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain was circumstantial: the right conditions were simply in play. at the right time, relatively relaxed government, trade routes and investment in education are what ultimately made Britain a great success and the birthplace of industrialisation. Unfortunately, the Chinese, great innovators for their time, failed to adapt quickly and did not have the necessary conditions for such a revolution. The large size of the population and the lack of education were the main factors that contributed to destroying any possibility of a scientific and industrial revolution.