Manheim responds to Pegden: knowledge rebuilds industry but only to 1950s level
Responding to Pegden's thought experiment, David Manheim argues knowledge could rebuild industry and support population growth for up to three generations, but technology would only recover to about 1950, with progress slowing to roughly twice historical rates due to chip dependencies.
2026-11-11 ~ 2026-11-11 · 2 related posts
- Episode 1: CMU professor Pegden's thought experiment: how long to recover with knowledge but no infrastructure(2026-11-11, 2 posts)
- Episode 2: Manheim responds to Pegden: knowledge rebuilds industry but only to 1950s level(2026-11-11, 2 posts)
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