17th December 1903, the first heavier than air flight by the Wright Brothers; 65 years later we landed a manned space-craft on the Moon and we've not been back there for over 50 years, surely that can't be the high tide mark of our species?
These facts beg the question, what happened between 1903 and 1969 that hasn't happened between 1969 and 2024? (hint: a couple of world-wide conflicts precipitated by Germany and Japan, and a cold-war between superpowers that lasted 40+ years) It's a horrible thought that Humans advance our technology (mainly) through conflict, tribalism and war, but it's probably true.
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