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  Tech Levels-1 
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  The March of Technology-1 
   
  Technological Levels define the point in the technology continuum 
  where specific objects can commonly be produced. 
  TL 
  Energy, Society, 
  Environ, Comm 
   
   
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  Era 
  Energy 
  Society 
  Environments 
  Communications 
   
   0 
  Primitive. 
  Stone Age. 
  Personal Effort. 
  Fire. 
  Tribe. 
  Clan. 
  Natural. 
  Crude Shelters. 
  Personal Senses. 
  Messengers. 
   1 
  Bronze Age 
  3500 BC 
  Water Power 
  Ethnic Groups 
  Settlements 
  Villages 
  Memorization. 
   1.3 
  Iron Age 
  1300 BC 
   
   
  Towns 
  Roads, Canals 
  Writing 
   1.6 
  Middle Ages 
  600 AD 
   
  Kingdoms 
  Cities 
   
   2 
  The Age of Sail 
  1500 AD 
  Wind. Sail. 
   
  Nations 
   
  Printing 
   3 
  Industrial Revolution 
  1700 AD 
  Coal. Steam. 
  Democracies 
   
   
   3.3 1800 
   
   
   
   
  Vlow Tech 
   3.6 1850 
   
   
   
  Code By Wire. 
   4 
  Mechanization 
  1900 AD 
  Electricity 
   
  Skyscrapers 
  Sound by Wire. 
  Image Capture. 
   5 1930 AD 
  Petrochemicals. 
   
  Dictators 
   
  Broadcast Sound. 
  Sound Recording. 
  Low Tech 
   6 
  Nuclear Age 
  1950 AD 
  Nuclear Fission. 
  Political 
  Superpowers 
   
  Broadcast Images. 
  Video Recording. 
   7 1975 AD 
  Geothermal. 
  Solar. 
   
   
   
   8 2000 AD 
  Renewables. 
   
   
  Personal Comms 
  Mid tech 
   9 2020 AD 
  Early Fusion. 
   
  Arcologies 
  3D Images and 
  Video 
  10 2100 AD 
  Practical Fusion 
  World Communities 
   
   
  11 
  Imperial Average 
  Circa Year Zero 
  [ FusionPlus ] 
   
   
   
  High Tech 
  12  
   
   
   
   
  13 
  Imperial Maximum 
  Circa 550 
   
  Robots 
   
  CommPlus 
  14  
   
   
   
   
  VhighTech 
  15 
  Imperial Maximum 
  Circa 1107 
   
   
   
   
  16 
  Darrian Maximum 
   
  Anti-Matter 
  Artificial Persons. 
  The Under Society. 
   
   
  17  
   
   
   
   
  Xhigh Tech 
  18  
  Collector 
   
   
   
  19  
   
   
   
   
  20  
   
   
   
  Matter Transport 
  Uhigh Tech 
  21  
   
   
  Scattered Site 
  Dwellings 
   
   
  
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