The story of mankind and history itself is often told by what tools we use and how we use them. There was the Stone age and then the Bronze and Iron Age - long spans of history that we recognize and define, not only by the great empires and and complex social structures of commerce and governance, but also by significant turning points in mankind's ability to fabricate his tools and engage the world through them. There was the advent of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry - a technology of sorts. History records the significance of Industrial Revolution that led eventually to the Space Age, and then there was prior to that the Printing Press and the Cotton Gin and the internal combustion engine and nuclear power. In short, mankind is, to a strong degree, defined by his technology, and History not only records, but also recognizes that every new advancement to the human race as a whole hinges on advancements in Technology.The world is changing yet again. Computers and the Internet have
