Miniaturization
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Miniaturization is the trend to manufacture ever-smaller mechanical, optical, and electronic products and devices. Examples include miniaturization of mobile phones, computers and vehicle engine downs
Battery chargers for successive generations of Apple's iPod
Demonstrating a miniature television device in 1963.
Information Age
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The Information Age is a historical period that began in the mid-20th century. It is characterized by a rapid shift from traditional industries, as established during the Industrial Revolution, to an
Miniaturization
…is more complex due to the way the structural properties of mechanical parts change as they are reduced in scale. It has been said that the so-called Third Industrial Revolution (1969 – c. 2015) is based on economically viable technologies that can shrink three-dimensional objects. In medical technology, engineers and designers…
A laptop connected to the Internet displaying information from Wikipedia. Long-distance communication between computer systems is a hallmark of the Information Age.
A Pennsylvania state historical marker in Philadelphia cites the creation of ENIAC, the "first all-purpose digital computer", in 1946 as the beginning of the Information Age.
A timeline of major milestones of the Information Age, from the first message sent by the Internet protocol suite to global Internet access
A university computer lab containing many desktop PCs