In The Third Wave, Alvin Toffler [31] divided history into three major eras, or waves. The first wave, from 8000 BC to 1750 AD was termed the agricultural revolution, and was based on farming as the world’s primary occupation. In the second wave, from 1750 to 1955, the rise of industrial civilization and the industrial revolution, manufacturing became the main occupation and the developed world was engaged in or moving toward mass production. The third wave, which began in the mid-1950s, is sometimes referred to as the information age or the information revolution and is based on the delivery of services. Important to note from Toffler’s viewpoint is that all human society was profoundly transformed with each wave, and that the transition to the next wave was never easy.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:16:21 +0000