Most people think “we” in the late 20th century/early 21st century experienced the most rapid technological change in history. I do not agree
Rather, it was our grandparents or even great grandparents
They went from horse to car, trains to flying, writing letters to making telephone calls, wood and coal to nuclear.
We were born with cars, planes, telephone - and still use them 100 years later, with some variations. The major change of “our” generation is cultural, moral, sexual - and those were NOT advances, but declines
Agreed. Going from horse-drawn carriages to trains (1840s) and then to airplanes by the end of that century was a huge leap forward. Someone who was born in the 1830s and lived until the 1920s would have witnessed the most rapid pace of technological advance ever.