A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply－all these were important1in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution．2they were not enough．Something3was needed to start the industrial process．That “something special” was men－4individuals who could invent machines, find new5of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society．The men who 6the machines of the Industrial Revolution7from many backgrounds and many occupations．Many of them were 8inventors than scientists．A man who is a 9scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10．He is not necessarily working11that his findings can be used．An inventor or one interested in applied science is12trying to make something that has a concrete use．He may try to solve a problem by13 the theories14science or by experimenting through trial and error．Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a15result：the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16other objectives．Most of the people who 17the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists．A few were both scientists and inventors．Even those who had18or no training in science might not have made their inventions19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years20．