eli5: why wasn’t there an Industrial Revolution at an earlier point in time?

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Was it a lack of manpower? Was it geographic circumstances? Why couldn’t civilizations like, say, Babylon or Rome have an Industrial Revolution?

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This book did a good job of explaining ingredients it. Watts’ steam engine, iron making, UK Patent laws, etc..

The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention by William Rosen

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