The industrial revolution began in the late 18th century and was seen as a process of denaturalization (2). As society began to use synthetic materials, wood which was the prime material at the time lost its universal functions. The shortage of wood and the the high prices of grain catalyzed the replacement of horsepower by mechanical power. Various improvements in steam technology eventually led to the use of the steam engine as locomotive. The development of the railroad as a national mode of transportation brought changes in the lives of the Europeans. The transition from using stagecoach to using the railroad as a means of transportation completed the detachment from nature. All of a sudden, the same amount of time permitted one to cover
