What does the substitution of machine industry for workshop handicraft industry mean?

The substitution of machine industry for workshop handicraft industry marks the beginning of industrial revolution. The industrial revolution began in the sixteenth century or earlier, and in the second half of the eighteenth century, Britain's progress was remarkable.

It is generally believed that it originated in central England and refers to the early course of capitalist industrialization, that is, capitalist production has completed the transition from workshop handicraft industry to machine industry. The industrial revolution is a production and scientific and technological revolution in which machines replace manpower and large-scale factory production replaces manual production in individual workshops.

Brief introduction of other situations of industrial revolution.

The industrial revolution also had an important impact on the scientific development of19th century. Previous scientific research was rarely used in industrial production. With the development of industrial revolution, the boundary between engineers and scientists is getting smaller and smaller, and more engineers are immersed in scientific research. In the past, scientists were mostly children of nobles or rich people, but now many children from industrialized areas and working class have become scientists.