[Opinionated Blowhard]

And the Romans developed a rudimentary steam engine, and the Greeks invented a “computer” and the Indians conducted “brain surgery” and yet here we are today. None of them resulted in an Industrial Revolution. Why? Because it took a revolution in thinking to go with the technology so that the technology could be applied and its effects multiplied to benefit humanity. Without the thinking that resulted in Capitalism, the Roman steam engine was just good for opening temple doors.

[marktwain]

Without the thinking that resulted in Capitalism, the Roman steam engine was just good for opening temple doors.

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There is truth in your comment. However, there is also the slow accumulation of technology in metallurgy, practical chemistry before the understanding of elements and molecules, the ability to record measurements which comes with the adoption of an easily usable number system.

Then there is the ability to record such things on media which is relatively cheap and reproducible, such as paper.

All these things were part of what were necessary for the Scientific revolution and the Industrial revolution.