Straha
Banned
Imagine a 20th century that by the mid-80s is on a technological level equal
to OTL late 30s - early 40s. Airplane is invented in the early thirties,
along with the internal combustion engine, radio, and some other late
19th-early 20th centrury inventions.
What about it? How could that come to be? How would that change the way we
live today?
As I see it, you would require multiple factors, among which are the absence
of major conflicts in the early 20th century (i.e. No World War I, or have
it happen much later), and the lack of extensive research and devolpment
carried on by some western countries, like Germany, the UK, France and the
USA. In short, a period of technological semi-stagnation ranging from the
middle part of the 19th century to the early 20th century. This way we would
find early 40s kind of technology by the sixties and seventies. Any
thoughts?
to OTL late 30s - early 40s. Airplane is invented in the early thirties,
along with the internal combustion engine, radio, and some other late
19th-early 20th centrury inventions.
What about it? How could that come to be? How would that change the way we
live today?
As I see it, you would require multiple factors, among which are the absence
of major conflicts in the early 20th century (i.e. No World War I, or have
it happen much later), and the lack of extensive research and devolpment
carried on by some western countries, like Germany, the UK, France and the
USA. In short, a period of technological semi-stagnation ranging from the
middle part of the 19th century to the early 20th century. This way we would
find early 40s kind of technology by the sixties and seventies. Any
thoughts?