Compléter 3.4. The industrial revolutionsVersion en ligne If the steam machine originated the first industrial revolution, the electric motor the second one, and the programmable logic controllers the third one, what defines the fourth industrial revolution are the cyber-physical systems. par Plácido Romero Sanjuán 1 19th–20th First States limited Europe 18th transport steam Japan America Britain classes Great United textile The Industrial Revolution ( ? 19th centuries ) began in and then spread across and to the and . The invention of the engine led to improvements in and agriculture . The , iron and steel , and metalworking industries developed . The benefits were to the upper and middle . 2 line 1890–1914 production electricity 1870 development society transport coal businesses The Second Industrial Revolution ( ? 1970 ) took place as a result of the of . It included the emergence of the chemical industry , new means of , and mass using the assembly . Large banks and developed . Mass consumption of manufactured goods spread throughout . 3 1973 petroleum globalisation Computer alternative communications production produce 1985 Third The Industrial Revolution ( late 20th ? 21st centuries ) was the result of the oil crisis of and . Increased prices led to the search for energy . - controlled and automated allowed companies to in response to demand . Improvements in , such as the Internet , led to . 4 education adapt nanotechnology availability Companies artificial developed Fourth employees cybersecurity invest efficiency The Industrial Revolution ( 21st century ) has as a result of the of big data and intelligence . Production lines use robots , and 3D printers . Industries aim to improve . They in technology , and excellence un their workforce . The Internet provides wider access to . look for who are able to to constant change .