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Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age LK-99 Age (source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36869209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36869209)
by optimalsolver 3y ago
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
LK-99 Age
(source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36869209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36869209)
- antupis 3y agoStone Age Bronze Age Iron Age I would add Steel Age here LK-99 Age
- askvictor 3y agoGiven that human flight and putting things in space rely on Aluminium, I think that's worth a mention too.
- tetrep 3y agoAnd the beverage can! While it seems mundane it's extremely effective at what it does and it's actually recyclable (unlike most things). I think a silicon age would be appropriate too.
- antupis 3y agoI was thinking steel reinforced concrete but yeah Aluminium or Silicon would fit here also.
- acjacobson 3y agoAnd Silicon after Steel
- Maken 3y agoDo not forget the Carbon Fiber age.
- jacquesm 3y agoSilicon?
- Phelinofist 3y agoDon't forget the plastics age...
- A_D_E_P_T 3y agoOkay, I think I've got it. Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age Steel Age (1800 - 1940. The development of mass-produced steel of high quality, and its widespread adoption and use in construction and by industry.) Aluminum Age (1940 - 1965. Tremendous growth in the aeronautical and space industries, enabled by the futuristic light alloy.) Plastics Age (1965 - 1985. Ubiquitization of lightweight, durable plastics in all forms of consumer goods and media. The M-16 "plastic rifle" and the polycarbonate compact disc are symbolic of this era.) Silicon Age (1985 - 2023. The age of computers in everything, the internet, "smart" devices, gig economy, etc.) LK-99 Age (2023 - ??. Could end next week, could last a while. Nobody knows.)
- bhaak 3y agoNo silicon age and plastics age?