Humans first began making tools out of stone. After we began mining native copper and tin, we smelted them together to create the first tools and weapons made of bronze. Our knowledge of metallurgy grew, as a result we could smelt more advanced materials, so in some parts of the word before others - we forged tools made of iron. It wasn't until the mid-19th century when the industrial revolution started in one corner of the world.
Right now, we exist in the age of information. The idea of convergence: data throughput, access to the internet, computational speed, and memory storage is advancing exponentially. We are achieving milestones in artificial intelligence and robotics. According to Moore's Law, processing power and transistors per square inch will double every two years. This will happen with the slow integration of technology in our environment, bodies, and brains.
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