1. What are three industrial revolutions since the 18th century? In what way is the current (third) industrial revolution as important as the previous two

2. which important technologies are converging in the third industrial revolution? which one of them is the most revolutionary and disruptive? why?

3. In what way does the revolutionary and disruptive innovation of the present third industrial revolution overcome space and the need for large-scale production or economics of scale

4. How are labor markets, international competitiveness, and production in the United States affected by the present and industrial revolution?