Indeed. You can read about how people in the 19th century were amazed at the rate of technical advancement -- railroads, steamships, gaslights, which had displa

Indeed. You can read about how people in the 19th century were amazed at the rate of technical advancement -- railroads, steamships, gaslights, which had displaced horses, sailing ships, and oillamps/candles which had been the standards for generations. Much like today, there was a degree of "future shock" where people thought things were changing too much too fast.