Yes I inverted it to burning coal is called the industrial revolution because I think it’s neat way to look at it.
I’m thinking through the history of energy: We burned wood. Then we burned coal. Then we burned oil. Then we burned atoms.
Yes I inverted it to burning coal is called the industrial revolution because I think it’s neat way to look at it.
I’m thinking through the history of energy: We burned wood. Then we burned coal. Then we burned oil. Then we burned atoms.
Water power predates those for mechanization as does wind (water wheels and windmills).
This list also ignores other sources of energy (solar, wind, wave, etc.),
This post also ignores things we burn that aren’t in your list (peat, dung, etc.)