TECHNOLOGY THROUGH AGES 19 th Century 20 th Century Nuclear Age Stone Age Bronze Age 10000 BC 5000 BC 0 Iron Age 1000 1500 Chemical Age 1800 1900 21 st Century Biotechnology Age Plastics Age Nanotechnology Age Info & Knowledge Age Materials Age 1940 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 BIOLOGICAL REVOLUTION INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Proteonics Genomics Genetic Engg. RENAISSANCE Advanced Materials Large Molecules (Composites) (Polymers) (Computer Small Atomic chips) Molecules (fission/fusion) DARK AGE Accelerometer Metallurgy Nano Gears Natural Metals Natural Ceramics Natural Sources & Craftsmanship 10000 BC 5000 BC 0 1000 Synthesis, Engineering, combinatorial, simulation Strategies 1500 1800 1940 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020