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Technology will Determine the Future of the Human Race

The Reith Lectures

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Technological Advancements and Ancient Mining

This chapter explores how technological advancements have shaped human civilization, focusing on the ancient industrial process of mining high-quality flints by our Neolithic ancestors at Grimes Graves in Great Britain. It also discusses the importance of early developments in technology and the challenges of ranking inventions.

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