Something to think about: Has the pace of technological progress slowed in the second half of the 20th century? Yes, the Internet and computers are very exciting, but have they had as much of an effect as electric light and the internal combustion engine? As the author of the article argues, life in 2000 is a lot more similar to life in 1950 than life in 1950 was to life in 1900.

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