V---2nd, Epilogue

[Mark Kohut]

I once knew the book a little too,,,but

this stuff I posted just comes from Wikipedia and goes beyond Kandratieff 
stuff...........


----- Original Message ----
From: Richard Ryan <himself at richardryan.com>
To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
Cc: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 9:17:39 AM
Subject: Re: V---2nd, Epilogue

What's the source of the Kondratieff Wave material Mark?  (I've had
some exposure to KW theory through Rostow's writings on technical and
economic history, which make use of it....)

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:17 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Did the author of V. believe in some kind of cyclical curve in (Western)
> History?
>
> key times are @ 18-20 years apart.
> 1880    --V born
> 1901    --Stencil born
> 1919    --Epilogue
>  Two jumps = 1956 present of V.
>
> From an article on the Kondratieff Wave ( 50-60 years long)
>
> This first ob says something about the present in V., yes?
> World long cycle peak
> The highest GDP growth rates in the last two cycles occurred from the 1950s to
> 1960s. The peak growth plateau was just over 5% annual GDP.[6]
> [edit]Western world peak technological progress: 1870 to 1914
> There is considerable evidence that the period called the Second Industrial
> Revolution was the high point for the development of economically important
> technologies. The time lag for the diffusion of these technologies would 
result
> in U.S. peak productivity growth at some time in the period between 1928 and
> 1950.[33]
> Unlike the First Industrial Revolution, the technologies of the Second were
> solidly based in science. During Smil's “Age of Synergy” for the first time
> there was a scientific understanding of chemistry, thermodynamics and the
> unification of light, electricity and magnetism through Maxwell's
> electromagnetic theory. Electricity generation, electric motors and lights,
> radio, the steam turbine, the chemical industry, Haber-Bosch ammonia 
synthesis,
> internal combustion and inexpensive steel making processes were notable major
> technologies developed during this era.[34]
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