- Every era has a miracle material that enables new forms
- Steel → Gilded Age. Semiconductors → Digital Age. AI → “infinite minds”
- Those who master the material define the era
- Carnegie went from telegraph boy to forging the modern world in two generations
Every era is shaped by its miracle material. Steel forged the Gilded Age. Semiconductors switched on the Digital Age. Now AI has arrived as infinite minds. If history teaches us anything, those who master the material define the era.