Is it possible in this timeframe that technology can be given a bigger boost. Would that have to require a POD below the threshold? What could we see and what are the effects?
Carl Sagan claimed in Cosmos that if the writings of the Ionian Greek philosophers hadn't been lost, we might very well have split the atom 500 years ago.
Have the industrial revolution happen earlier, either in Europe or somewhere else.
Done!
Its really weird that the industrial revolution only happened in 18th century europe and not anywhere else at any other time. The chinese had advanced coal mining and iron smelting industry in 16th century. The Greek Egyptians had developed steam powered toys but never thought of using them for industry.
I think an even more interesting timeline would be about if the industrial revolution never took off or stagnated before it made its breakthrough.
Is it possible in this timeframe that technology can be given a bigger boost. Would that have to require a POD below the threshold? What could we see and what are the effects?
Guys: A lot of you are posting before 1900 PODs. I think OP was asking about after 1900 PODs, given that we're in After 1900.![]()