Which country first adopted time zones and when that occurred?

The first country to have adopted time zones was New Zealand, than still part of the British Empire, in the second half of the nineteenth century, or more specifically on November 2 in 1868. It was based on the longitude of  172° 30' East of Greenwich, which is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the GMT.

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.