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Period: 35,000 BCE to 220
Pre-Industrial Age
People discover from fire, develop paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. -
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Industrial Age
People use the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press). -
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Information Age
The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age. -
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Electronic Age
The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of the transistors that lead to the transistor radio, electric circuits, and the early computers. In this age, Long distance communication became more efficient.