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Then we did it again in the 20th century with the convergence of communication and energy: Centralized electricity especially the telephone and then later radio and television became the communication vehicles to manage a more dispersed Second Industrial Revolution, organized around the oil-powered internal combustion engine, suburban construction and the creation of a mass consumer society.
FORBES: Jeremy Rifkin's Third Industrial Revolution
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The twin-engine jetliner is heralded for its mostly carbon fiber construction, which reduces weight.
CNN: Dreamliner safety review: What it means for fliers
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The Item Club highlights the importance of the large and diverse business services sector in being the main engine of growth, while manufacturing has stagnated and construction remains about 10% below its pre-downturn output.
BBC: Making up lost ground