Refers to the introduction of new techniques or methods that make tasks easier or more efficient.
Consider technology advancements like upgrading from an old flip phone to a modern smartphone. You're still making calls and sending texts but now you can also browse the internet, take high-quality photos, use GPS navigation - all faster and more efficiently!
Industrial Revolution: A period from 1760 to 1840 where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions.
Innovation: The process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value for which customers will pay.
Digital Revolution: The shift from mechanical and analogue electronic technology to digital electronics which began anywhere from the late 1950s to the late 1970s with the adoption and proliferation of digital computers and digital record keeping.
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