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Information Age

the history

7 Ways the Printing Press Changed the World
In the 15th century, an innovation enabled people to share knowledge more quickly and widely. Civilization never looked back

the present

How We Know - MARCH 10, 2011 - Freeman Dyson

the future

Albert Wenger http://worldaftercapital.org/
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