For a somewhat deeper analysis of the same question, see
Does the 'New Economy' Measure up to the Great Inventions of the Past? Robert J. Gordon, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 2000.
I think that he and the US New ariticle are right that the period from 1885-1905 was phenomenal, and the inventions of that period had much greater impact on ordinary life that what we have seen in the last decade. But then again, just as electricity created the base on which most subsequent inventions were created, computers create the base for much of the innovation we will see in the future.
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Another Dover-like option:m l
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cdl-math-browse.ht
Actually he's a PhD candidate in political science. Few academic economists can say that....
For a somewhat deeper analysis of the same question, see Does the 'New Economy' Measure up to the Great Inventions of the Past? Robert J. Gordon, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 2000. I think that he and the US New ariticle are right that the period from 1885-1905 was phenomenal, and the inventions of that period had much greater impact on ordinary life that what we have seen in the last decade. But then again, just as electricity created the base on which most subsequent inventions were created, computers create the base for much of the innovation we will see in the future.