*Stagnation* in the 1800's? Keep in mind this was the century that saw the inven...

mechagodzilla on Sept 23, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: When Will This Low-Innovation Era End?

Stagnation in the 1800's? Keep in mind this was the century that saw the invention and spread of the railroad, the invention and spread of a nearly instant global communication medium with the telegraph, the telephone, the moving picture, photography, the typewriter, large-scale mechanized factories with the spread of steam power, etc.