# Why was the breast wheel not invented until the industrial revolution? # Why was the breast wheel not invented until the industrial revolution Another [[Idea behind its time]] ### References [[mokyrLeverRichesTechnological1992]] <!-- #questions --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+was+the+breast+wheel+not+invented+until+the+industrial+revolution) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+was+the+breast+wheel+not+invented+until+the+industrial+revolution) <!-- {BearID:41358B91-740B-4416-92E5-04BD5036A1FD-19569-0003CC8482BBAFE5} -->