what did electricity do for the industrial revolution
The Second Industrial Revolution occurred from the early 19th to early 20th centuries. The First Industrial Revolution saw steam-powered machines replace human labour in industry. The Second Industrial Revolution saw electricity replace steam as the main power source in industry.ith the discovery of electricity in the Second Industrial Revolution, great advances in communication technology were made. See Image Three. In 1837, British scientist Sir Charles Wheatstone invented the first electric telegraph.