Various technological revolutions have been defined as successors of the original Industrial Revolution. The sequence includes:
Industrial Revolution in the United States (18th and 19th centuries) The First Industrial Revolution (18th and 19th centuries) The Second Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution (19th and 20th centuries) The Third Industrial Revolution, better known as the Digital Revolution (20th century) The Fourth Industrial Revolution (21st century)
See also The Third Industrial Revolution, a 2011 book by economist Jeremy Rifkin