Actually I'd challenge this "statement of fact". A discussion of another thread perhaps, but I am remminded of an editorial in Analog at the turn of the century. From memory the question pose by the editor was:
"Would would have seen the most change in their day to day life: a person born in 1925 living to 2000; or somebody born in 1850 living to 1925?"
To that I'd add the case of somebody born in 1775 living to 1850.
Those of us born in the back end of the 20th century may have a slightly biased view and would be unaware of or ignoring some massive innovation and change that happening in the 18th & 19th centuries.
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