The Victorians had become addicted to speed and they wanted to go ever faster. Time was money, and efficiency became 1 important. Although the division of labor had been 2 by Adam Smith and illustrated by a pin factory in The Wealth of Nations in 1776, 3 could now become fully realized. This specialization of labor was in 4 contrast to the rural means of production, in 5 the family was the means of production, consumption, and socialization. 6 greater speed came a greater need for industries and businesses to make more and make it quicker. Steam made this 7 and changed working life forever. 8 were the days when work was 9 by natural forces: Steam engines were servant 10 neither season nor sunshine. Factories had foremen and life became correspondingly more controlled.