Major Technical Innovations
This article shows every major technological innovation in the last 150 years and how they have changed the way we work.
The last 150 years have seen the most remarkable advancement of technology in history.
- Since 1760, productivity has increased almost 30 fold.
- That is largely down to technological innovations like electricity, telephones, and the internet.
- Barclays chronicled the world's rising productivity in its latest Equity Gilt Study.
Technological advances have boosted productivity by allowing workers to get more done in a day. This helps to increase output and boosts economic growth.