1. Toffler’s Wave Theory Barb Wilkison EDUC 7100 2012 1900 to the Future

2. In his 1980 book The Third Wave, Alvin Toffler presented his theory that our development as a society has evolved through three waves. The Agricultural Wave The Industrial Wave The Information Wave He also proposed a fourth wave, Communication This presentation will illustrate each of those waves in terms of the following strands: Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

3. For this project I will be focusing on the four waves from the year 1900 forward. Agricultural Wave 8000 BC-1750 Industrial Age 1750-1950 Information Age 1950-2000 Communication Age 2000-?

4. The Agricultural Wave 1900-1910 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

5. The Agricultural Wave 1910-1920 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism 1912

6. The Agricultural Wave 1920-1930 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Government Poster 1925

7. The Agricultural Wave 1930-1940 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Rural electrification 1935

8. The Agricultural Wave 1940-1950 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism 1945

9. The Agricultural Wave 1950-1960 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism US Dept. of Agriculture Milk Testing 1950’s

10. The Agricultural Wave 1960-1970 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Organic farming became popular in the 1960’s.

11. The Agricultural Wave 1970-1980 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism In the 1970’s the value of wetlands became more apparent.

12. The Agricultural Wave 1980-1990 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism The US Dept. of Agriculture increased food safety inspections.

13. The Agricultural Wave 1990-2000 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism US Dept. of Agriculture Food Pyramid 1992

14. The Agricultural Wave 2000-2010 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Using technology for precisely adding nutrients to farmlands

15. The Agricultural Wave 2010-Future Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Vertical Farming?

16. The Industrial Wave 1900-1910 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Henry Ford 1900

17. The Industrial Wave 1910-1920 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Tunkhannock Viaduct Pennsylvania 1915

18. The Industrial Wave 1920-1930 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Boeing 727 1925

19. The Industrial Wave 1930-1940 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Philco TV 1935

20. The Industrial Wave 1940-1950 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Female steel workers don oxygen masks. WWII

21. The Industrial Wave 1950-1960 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism First solar panels in Georgia 1955

22. The Industrial Wave 1960-1970 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism NASA Gemini Crew 1965

23. The Industrial Wave 1970-1980 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Solar Panel Production 1975

24. The Industrial Wave 1980-1990 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Nintendo Introduces Mario 1985

25. The Industrial Wave 1990-2000 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, Tenn., was the last reactor to be licensed in the United States

26. The Industrial Wave 2000-2010 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

27. The Industrial Wave 2010-Future Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism Electric Car Charging Station

28. The Information Wave 1900-1910 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

29. The Information Wave 1910-1920 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

30. The Information Wave 1920-1930 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

31. The Information Wave 1930-1940 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

32. The Information Wave 1940-1950 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

33. The Information Wave 1950-1960 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

34. The Information Wave 1960-1970 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

35. The Information Wave 1970-1980 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

36. The Information Wave 1980-1990 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

37. The Information Wave 1990-2000 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

38. The Information Wave 2000-2010 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

39. The Information Wave 2010-Future Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

40. The Communication Wave 1900-1910 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

41. The Communication Wave 1910-1920 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

42. The Communication Wave 1920-1930 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

43. The Communication Wave 1930-1940 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

44. The Communication Wave 1940-1950 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

45. The Communication Wave 1950-1960 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

46. The Communication Wave 1960-1970 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

47. The Communication Wave 1970-1980 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

48. The Communication Wave 1980-1990 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

49. The Communication Wave 1990-2000 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

50. The Communication Wave 2000-2010 Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism

51. The Communication Wave 2010-Future Technology Work Education Society and Culture Journalism