Early modernity was demonstrated by a number of discoveries in the scientific field which eventually gave way to the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the discovery of electricity and batteries as well as the cotton mill and the looms were to give rise to industrial development on a mass scale. However this still meant that those who migrated from the countryside to find new jobs in the cities suffered from relatively poor housing and inhumane working conditions.
This meant that although there were scientific advances in several areas, the worth of humans and dignity was still very low on the agenda ...