The steam engine and the other associated technologies of the Industrial Revolution changed the world and influenced human history so much, that in the words of the historian Ian Morris, "... they made mockery out of all that had come before." And they did this by infinitely multiplying the power of our muscles, overcoming the limitations of our muscles.
El motor a vapor y otras tecnologías relacionadas de la Revolución Industrial cambiaron el mundo e influyeron tanto la vida humana, que, en palabras del historiador Morris, se burlaron de todo lo anterior.