With so many positive trends being recorded, it's getting harder and harder to be a pessimist. Moore and Simon offer some historical perspective on our amazing century. But, starting in the mid-18th century with the dawning of the industrial age, the first flickers of real sustainable progress emerged. But even by 1900 and even in the richer nations such as the United States, most people were very poor by today's standards. . . .
Third place goes to the microchip.
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