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Agricultural age
Agricultural ageAlvin Toffler's First Wave began approximately 10,000 years ago. That time marked the end of the Old Stone Age (the Paleolithic) and the beginning of the New Stone Age or the Neolithic. This is approximately when the Agricultural Revolution started. People began clearing land and tilling the soil in order to plant crops as opposed to gathering what nature provided or failed to provide. They also started domesticating animals and herding of cattle. -
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This sounds quite familiar, as in today’s society, this is one of the criteria of wealth. The only difference is that the wealthy person today should possess a structure on his/her land, be it a home or a business. The technology focus during this agrarian age was the human element. The people did everything with their limbs which served as the technological gadgets. -
Industrial age
Industrial ageAlvin Toffler's Second Wave was the Industrial Revolution. It ran for the most part from the late 18th to the early 20th century and brought with it mechanization as well as new production techniques such as the assembly line. During that period, the scale of manufacturing activity dramatically increased, giving rise to what we call today, mass production. -
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Information age
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Information age
Information ageAccording to Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave is generally what we refer to as the Information Age. It arose as a result of advances in computer technology and the advent of the Internet. We all have a pretty good idea of what this is about. In 1980 when he published his book, The Third Wave, computers were for the most part bulky mainframe units. Of course, the capacities, capabilities, and sizes have vastly changed since then. -
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Information age 4
Another important gadget of technology that cannot be side tracked is the mobile phone. This small instrument is not just a telephone, but an Internet devise that does the work of the PC and the laptop as well. Some of these gadgets are equipped with music player devises, and soon to be television connection. -
Environmental Revolution (Green age)
Environmental revolutionA decade ago, climate change was still considered by many but a theory. Today, the crisis is very real. Current solutions aren't working! Our own babies are now born with dozens of toxic chemicals in their tissues. Non-renewable resources are being depleted, permanent damage is done to oceans and the planet....
