In 1987, economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow made a stark observation about the stalling evolution of the Information Age: Following the advent of transistors, microprocessors, integrated circuits, and memory chips of the 1960s, economists and companies expected these new technologies to disrupt workplaces and result in a surge of productivity. Instead, productivity growth slowed, dropping from 2.9% from 1948 to 1973, to 1.1% after 1973.
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The difference engine was never built by Babbage.
This is a false comparison built upon a false presumption.
What was at the 1862 World Fair then? That pesky word you used…
Your beliefs rest on
If you could prove either, I guess you’d be in the clear, but for some reason you’re insisting upon both.