This statement is true. He was a single child and was sickly most of his childhood and he learned to read only when he was eight, which was odd considering that he was already writing stories at the time, that is, he didn't write them himself but rather dictated stories to his Mother or his Nurse who would write it down for him before he learned to do it himself.
It was used as an engine in locomotive trains, & also in steam boats. it also helped create electricity which allowed things such as morse code & synchronization of the world’s clocks.
Iron Joseph Paxton design the crystal palace
I’m pretty sure it was the imbalance of power. Then there was the war, and Political corruption was a big one too