V---2nd, Epilogue

[Mark Kohut]

Are these time periods the 'steps' when he called History a Step Function??


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]