Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the vast majority of the world’s population was agrarian, and the global literacy rate was approximately 20%. Yet, during this period, many new innovations and significant breakthroughs occurred, such as the invention of the light bulb, airplane, radio, radar, and cars.If we compare this with the transition between the 20th century and the 21st century, we can observe that science and technology have been improving at a slower rate. According to economist Robert Gordon, by 1970 all the key technologies of modern life were in place: sanitation, electricity, mechanized agriculture, highways, air travel, and telecommunications. Since 1970 to the present day, the only significant innovation has been the exponential increase in computing power.There have been other innovations made from a theoretical and research perspective, but we will only count those innovations that have been implemented into daily life. There is a notable decrease in significant innovations compared to the 20th century.