Which historical event marks the entry of mankind into the electrical age?

The second industrial revolution means that European countries, the United States and Japan completed bourgeois revolution or reform in the middle of19th century, which promoted economic development. 65438+At the end of 1960s, the second industrial revolution began. Mankind has entered the "electrical age". ?

The second industrial revolution greatly promoted the development of social productive forces and had a far-reaching impact on the economy, politics, culture, military, science and technology and productive forces of human society. The degree of socialization of capitalist production has been greatly strengthened, and monopoly organizations have emerged.

The second industrial revolution made the capitalist countries develop unevenly in economy, culture, politics and military affairs, and the imperialist struggle for market economy and world hegemony became more intense.

The second industrial revolution promoted the formation of the world colonial system, finally established the capitalist world system, and the world gradually became a whole.

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65438+In the 1960s, mankind started the industrial revolution and created great productivity. With the invention and application of the steam engine, mankind entered the "age of steam".

100 years later, the development of human social productive forces has made another big leap. People call this revolution "the second industrial revolution", and it was in this revolution that the electric light and telephone used today were invented, thus human beings entered the "electrical age".

Since Gilbert, people have basically been studying static electricity. Franklin and others studied lightning and found that it was not a continuous current. People don't know how to generate electricity.

Volta stack is the prototype of battery, and its appearance has changed the state of electrostatic research and made people have a deeper understanding of current. This is not only manifested in the study of electrodynamics, but more importantly, it has opened the electrical era of mankind.

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Second Industrial Revolution