We seem to disagree about certain things but it is nice to have an actual intelligent discussion here.
I like it too.
As for the Laser, I still conjecture that it was not "out of the blue" but was an evenly ruin of known principles that was made at precisely the time that the knowledge and technology required became available...
You almost here. Laser is a consequence of fusion of different things that are available at the time - knowledge, technologies and curiosity.
was also theorizing the basic concept of lasers in the early 20th century
The basic concept you mean was not about lasers at all. Einstein can't even imagine that thing. The same concept is behind luminiscence and other stuff.
Also, the properties of laser beam was not predicted theoretically, they was figured out only after discovery.
But to make one, the advances in electronics were also required
Electronics is not a requirement for lasers. Some lasers even don't use electricity at all.
but there was a clear build up to the technology and nothing anomalous about the progression.
Exactly. The trinity of knowledge, technologies and curiosity worked out pretty well. And guess what? Thigs that born from that trinity added to that trinity. So, number of combinations of obtained knowledge and available tech to explore become larger, and different "laser-like" inventions and discoveries should appear with growing rate, may be even exponentially.
But they are not.
why do you choose the 1970's when all the breakthroughs you cite occurred before the 1970's?
Did you read my post I linked to about 1970? If not, shortly - I think, that around 1970 those who ruled that world make a decision to shut down scientific progress among many other things they changed significantly. If you like, it could be some "agreement with reptiloids to screw humans in exchange for unlimited power over people" or whatever theory you like.
Are you mixing up scientific advances with economic and social policy change?
Because science and technology makes people free. Today, to create everything you need for decent life, you need less than a dozen man-hours a week. When you have free time, you get an ability to self-develop, think about what's going around and all that stuff. And you will inevitablyl come to conclusion that you don't need elites. So, to prevent that, elites not only defeloped a system for extracting that free time from people, but also prevent further scientific advaces that could suddenly make elites ways of opression not just ineffective, but completely senseless.
I like it too.
You almost here. Laser is a consequence of fusion of different things that are available at the time - knowledge, technologies and curiosity.
The basic concept you mean was not about lasers at all. Einstein can't even imagine that thing. The same concept is behind luminiscence and other stuff.
Also, the properties of laser beam was not predicted theoretically, they was figured out only after discovery.
Electronics is not a requirement for lasers. Some lasers even don't use electricity at all.
Exactly. The trinity of knowledge, technologies and curiosity worked out pretty well. And guess what? Thigs that born from that trinity added to that trinity. So, number of combinations of obtained knowledge and available tech to explore become larger, and different "laser-like" inventions and discoveries should appear with growing rate, may be even exponentially.
But they are not.
Did you read my post I linked to about 1970? If not, shortly - I think, that around 1970 those who ruled that world make a decision to shut down scientific progress among many other things they changed significantly. If you like, it could be some "agreement with reptiloids to screw humans in exchange for unlimited power over people" or whatever theory you like.
Because science and technology makes people free. Today, to create everything you need for decent life, you need less than a dozen man-hours a week. When you have free time, you get an ability to self-develop, think about what's going around and all that stuff. And you will inevitablyl come to conclusion that you don't need elites. So, to prevent that, elites not only defeloped a system for extracting that free time from people, but also prevent further scientific advaces that could suddenly make elites ways of opression not just ineffective, but completely senseless.
Something like that.