Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. which was france
Taxation without Representation
All of the above, my dude.
The age of the universe, the identity of quasars, and the existence of dark energy.
The results of the industrial revolution were worth the human cost. If you consider what are all the things which we have nowadays as a direct result of the industrial revolution, I think the answer should be quite obvious considering the abundance of goods and the subsequent development of society that followed.