From the industrial revolution to the railway age, through the era of electrification, the advent
of mass production and finally to the information age, the same pattern keeps repeating itself. An
exciting, vibrant phase of innovation and financial speculation is followed by a crash, after which
begins a longer, more stately period during which the technology is actually deployed properly.
This book examines the post-technology era, drawing on the best writing on technology that
has appeared in The Economist.

All three parts of this book consist of surveys and articles that appeared in The Economist
between 2002 and 2005; the date of publication is given at the end of each one. Each
article reflects the author.s point of view at the time in question, but while some have
been lightly edited, they have not been substantially rewritten, and are as valid today
as they were at the time of publication. Collectively they illustrate how the technology
industry is changing, how technology continues to affect many aspects of everyday life .
and, looking further ahead, how researchers in several promising fields are developing
the innovations that seem most likely to constitute the future of technology.

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