Consider how advancements in science and reasoning changed the lives of people and art during the time of the New Rationalism and the Scientific Revolution? In addition, what effects did the Industrial Revolution have on the world? Possible topics, among many others, to consider are: 1. in 1666, a great fire in London destroyed almost the entire city, leaving 100,000 people homeless and destroying 87 churches and countless businesses. What effect did this fire have on advancements in the city of London? 2. In the United States in 1871, we had an occurrence similar to the London fire. Do you know the details of the fire I am alluding to? What effects did this fire have on our country? 3. Regarding the second part of the last question and the Industrial Revolution, what kinds of radical changes took place as a result? Scholarly/Secondary Source-Before this discussion, please read "Man and Evolution" from Ideas That Made the Modern World by A.C. Grayling The Scholarly/Secondary Readings must be used, quoted and cited.