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  2. Economic history of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    A growth surge in Sweden later benefited virtually the whole country during the Second Industrial Revolution. It fostered a broad export-oriented engineering industry with companies such as LM Ericsson, Asea, Alfa Laval, Aga, Electrolux, SKF and Volvo reaching well established positions on the global market and becoming drivers of GDP growth.

  3. Electrolux - Wikipedia

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    Electrolux AB (Swedish: [ɛˈlɛ̂kːtrʊˌlɵks, ɛlɛktrʊˈlɵks]) is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. [4]

  4. The Day the World Took Off - Wikipedia

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    The Day the World Took Off is a Channel 4 2000 six-part documentary series about the roots of the Industrial Revolution in England. Five historians of science and industry gathered at the University of Cambridge to discuss why the Industrial Revolution occurred in England, at the time it did.

  5. Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Industrial Revolution led to a population increase, but the chances of surviving childhood did not improve throughout the Industrial Revolution, although infant mortality rates were reduced markedly. [109] [166] There was still limited opportunity for education, and children were expected to work. Employers could pay a child less than an ...

  6. History of industrialisation - Wikipedia

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    The Industrial Revolution spread southwards and eastwards from its origins in Northwest Europe. After the Convention of Kanagawa issued by Commodore Matthew C. Perry forced Japan to open the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade, the Japanese government realised that drastic reforms were necessary to stave off Western influence.

  7. Industrial design - Wikipedia

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    Industrial design is a process of design applied ... and mechanization that began with the Industrial Revolution in Great ... Electrolux refrigerators, short ...

  8. Frigidaire - Wikipedia

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    A new cooktop manufacturing facility opened in the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial park, southwest of Memphis. The facility is built to LEED certification standards. Workers will manufacture the company's Electrolux ICON, Electrolux and Frigidaire product lines, including drop-in/slide-in ranges, wall ovens, specialty freestanding ranges and cooktops.

  9. Timeline of General Electric - Wikipedia

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    GE Research Laboratory announces the ability to create the first artificial diamonds, primarily for industrial use [5] 1958 Ralph J. Cordiner becomes Chairman & CEO, replacing Philip D. Reed: 1962 General Electric scientist Robert N. Hall invents the solid state laser [5] 1963 Gerald L. Phillippe becomes chairman, replacing Ralph J. Cordiner: 1964