Three scientific and industrial revolutions (SIR) have taken place for the last 200 years. They have changed peoples' views on many of the subjects pertaining to various scientific and technical fields, and have brought about the present arrangement of forces in the world politics and econom¬ics. The first SIR and invention in 1769 of a steam engine by the Scottish engineer James Watt are inextricably intertwined. The revolution has initiated the strengthening of the English state position and has turned the Pound Sterling into the main world reserve currency of the 18th and 19th century. The second SIR of 1948 is associated with the name of Norbert Wiener. It created prerequisites for the creation of today's information systems and predetermined the US leadership on the IT market. The emergence of the nuclear weapons of mass destruction determined the content and the composition of the post-WWII world political arena.
The third SIR is a characteristic of the current period. 'What results will it bring on a global scale? What changes will it bring to the modern world?' — These are the questions the Russian and foreign scientists are trying to find the answers to today.
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A strategy aimed at increasing the modern Russian nano-industry competitiveness level
The author:
Borsuk D. S.
Degree:
Postgraduate Student, Strategic and Financial Management Chair, Moscow University of Industry and Finance
Location:
Moscow
