Evaluation of Roman Science

[LCorneliusScaeva]

Is it possible that if Rome had not fallen, that it may have evolved into a modern Industrial Revolution within several hundred years?

Thank you in advance for your responses.

Considering that the eastern half of the Roman Empire continued along nicely for another 900 or so years after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire, but didn't experience an industrial revolution leads me to think Rome would not have done so either had it not fallen.

That does raise an interesting question: Why didn't the Eastern Roman Empire experience more technological advancement, given how long it lasted? Was technological progress impeded by the growing influence of Christianity?