This is an important historical case study for predicting future technological change, and I agree is one of the strongest examples of discontinuous progress. This was a short and readable write-up of key points, and I appreciated the outlining of ways you might be wrong, to aid discussion (and it did lead to some good discussion). For these reasons, I curated it.
This is an important historical case study for predicting future technological change, and I agree is one of the strongest examples of discontinuous progress. This was a short and readable write-up of key points, and I appreciated the outlining of ways you might be wrong, to aid discussion (and it did lead to some good discussion). For these reasons, I curated it.