First Wave: Agricultural Age
Origins pre-date Human history - Approximately 8000 BC to 1750 AD
Entire civilizations were tied to the land for survival, using trial and error to improve farming methods. This was the predominant preoccupation in Human societies as cultures shifted from hunter gatherers to agriculture.
Second Wave: Industrial Age Began around 1750 AD
This age began with the Industrial revolution around 1750 in Europe. Changes modernized agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology practices of the day and moved many individuals from the country into more urban areas. Specific innovations included the mechanisation of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques and the increased use of refined coal.
Third Wave: Information Age
Began around 1957 AD
This age may have begun with the advent of the telegraph in 1844, but most researchers attribute the launching of Sputnik in 1957 as the trigger action that began a much stronger use of computers in Human society.
Fourth Wave: Global Community Began around 1990 AD This era of world-wide communication began around 1990 with the work of Tim Berners-Lee and his development of HTML documents and the first web browser.
First Wave: Agricultural Age
Origins pre-date Human history - Approximately 8000 BC to 1750 AD
Entire civilizations were tied to the land for survival, using trial and error to improve farming methods. This was the predominant preoccupation in Human societies as cultures shifted from hunter gatherers to agriculture.
Second Wave: Industrial Age
Began around 1750 AD
This age began with the Industrial revolution around 1750 in Europe. Changes modernized agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology practices of the day and moved many individuals from the country into more urban areas. Specific innovations included the mechanisation of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques and the increased use of refined coal.
Third Wave: Information Age
Began around 1957 AD
This age may have begun with the advent of the telegraph in 1844, but most researchers attribute the launching of Sputnik in 1957 as the trigger action that began a much stronger use of computers in Human society.
Fourth Wave: Global Community
Began around 1990 AD
This era of world-wide communication began around 1990 with the work of Tim Berners-Lee and his development of HTML documents and the first web browser.