The proposed era during which humans

have had a significant impact on Earth's

climate and environment. Derived from the

Greek meaning ''the recent age of man''.

Paul Crutzen, a Nobel-price winning scientist, is often credited for popularizing the term ‘‘ Anthropocene '‘. In his own words, describing the story: "I was at a conference where someone said something about the Holocene. I suddenly thought this was wrong. The world has changed too much. So I said: 'No, we are in the Anthropocene.' I just made up the word on the spur of the moment. Everyone was shocked. But it seems to have stuck.“

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The usage of the word Anthropocene is a controversial matter among the scientific community. It is considered to be pop-culture rather than actual hard science. Officially, we are currently living in the Holocene epoch but there have been requests to change its name to Anthropocene since the latter is aimed more to the effect mankind is having on the planet. Although widely used, its not validated.

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According to Frank W. Elwell ,the term refers

to the period of time when agrarian societies

were the most technologically sophisticated

on earth: Nolan and Lenski put this era from

about 2000 BC to AD 1800.

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Also known as the Neolithic

Revolution, is the human

transition from hunting wild

animals to agriculture, thus

resulting into an increase to

the human population.

Semitic tribes: from 3000 BC

Originating in southern Arabia, Semitic people have spread by 3000 BC along the desert

caravan routes, up through Sinai and into the Syrian desert.

Indo-Europeans: from 2000 BC

The next major identifiable movement of a large number of tribes is that of the Indo-Europeans, reaching the regions north of the Black Sea and

the Caspian.

The Agrarian Era

India-Europeans in Asia: from 1800 BC

In Asia the first significant movement of this kind was by the Hittites, who established

themselves in Anatolia.

Indo-Europeans in Europe: from 1800 BC

In Europe the first Indo-European tribes to make significant inroads are the Greeks.

They move south into Greece and the Aegean from the 18th century BC.

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The Agrarian Era

Important developments have been made

during the modern period regarding the fields

of science, politics, warfare, and technology.

It has also been an age of discovery and

globalization.

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• 1st century:

The Aeolipile, a simple steam turbine

• 2nd century:

The seismometer, an earthquake detector

Negative numbers

• 3rd century:

Woodblock printing, a method of printing on textiles

An African water turbine

• 4th century:

Fishing reel

Oil wells in China

Paddle wheel boat in Roman Empire

• 5th century:

Pointed arched bridge (Karamagara) in Cappadocia

The Modern Era

• 6th century:

Toilet paper

Spinning wheel (Carkha)

• 7th century:

Windmill

Greek fire

Porcelain

• 8th century:

Mechanical clock

• 9th century:

Gunpowder

Algebra

• 10th century:

Fireworks

The Modern Era

• 11th century:

Ambulance

Movable type, another type of printing

• 12th century:

Wet Compass

• 13th century:

Soap

Rocket

Torpedo

Land mine

Eyeglasses

Explosive bond

• 14th century:

Cannon

Wrought iron

• 15th century:

Rifle

Brace

Printing press

The Modern Era

• 16th century:

Revolver

• 17th century:

Newspaper

Telescope

Mechanical calculator

Pendulum clock

Barometer

Friction machine

The Modern Era

18th century:

Thermometer

Piano

Carbonated water

Weighting scale

Air compressor

Steamboat

Hot air balloon

Telegraph

Smallpox vaccine

The Modern Era

• 19th century:

Early form of battery

Morphine

Automobile fueled by hydrogen

Canning process for food

Electric telegraph

Bicycle

Mechanical computer

Electromagnet

Air compressor

Lawn mower

Morse code

Solar cell

Fertilizer

Safety break elevator

Color photography

Dynamite

Metal detector

Patent for the telephone

Phonograph

Machine gun

Ballpoint pen

Zipper

Cinematograph

The Modern Era

The Digital Revolution refers to the change

from mechanical and analogue electronic

technology to digital electronics which began

around the late 1950s to the late 1970s.

• 20th century:

Gas turbine

Television broadcast

Tank

Television antennas

Electronic microscope

FM Radio

Ejector seat

Holography

First use of nuclear power

The first PC

Laser

Pocket calculator

Videogame console

An early touch screen

Flash memory

The first commercially available cell phone

Binary data

DVD

USB

The Digital Era

• Tetanus

• Rabies

• Polio

• Yellow fever

• Rinderpest

• Whooping cough

• Measles

• Smallpox

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The Digital Era

Anything that will occur in the time following the

present.

• Immortality

• Telepathy

• Telekinesis

• Augmented reality

The Future

Active contact

lenses

Exoskeletons

Video tattoos

Active skin

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Humanity has had a huge impact on Earth,

with both good and bad results. What has

yet to come is unknown. Hopefully a solution

is found regarding deadly issues.