ABSTRACT
The.nineteenth.century.heralded.the.first.industrial.revolution.based.on.steam.power.. It. created. a.manufacturing. industry. that. provided.new.wealth. and. social. change.. The.twentieth.century.was.the.age.of.scientific.discovery:.electrical.power.replaced. steam;.and.new.disciplines.such.as.electronic.engineering,.nuclear.physics,.genomics,.and.computer.technology.were.born..The.atom.was.split,.nuclear.power.became. a.reality,.transistors.and.microchips.were.developed,.computers.were.built,.and.the. DNA.molecule.was.decoded,.leading.to.the.map.of.the.human.genome..Governments.
