Table 2 Eras of Innovation

From: Make to learn: invention through emulation

	Era	Engineering Discipline
1800–1840	Age of Discovery	Basic Research
1840–1920	Electro-mechanical Age	Mechanical Engineering
1920–1960	Electronic Age	Electrical Engineering
1960–2000	Computer Age	Computer Science
2000 -	Age of Making	Mechatronics

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