I tend to actually think that the period during and immediately after World War 2 saw an even greater increase in terms of technology. Think about this, for ex

I tend to actually think that the period during and immediately after World War 2 saw an even greater increase in terms of technology. Think about this, for example: In 1940, the US army air force's best fighter plane was probably the P-40: a piston-driven, straight-wing, propeller-driven aircraft that had a top speed of 360mph. A mere 20 years later they were using the F-106 Delta Dart, a jet-powered, delta wing aircraft that had a top speed of 1,525mph (Mach 2.3)...