That storm may have awakened a long-dormant ancient computer. A robot, an AI. And it broadcast the secrets of modern technology for the world to hear.
A thousand years of innovation summed up into a radio transmission, such that those who had the ears/radios to hear had gained a giant head-start in shaping the burgeoning industrial world. Just follow the instructions... Carrington Event, then suddenly everyone starts exploring Antarctica.
That storm may have awakened a long-dormant ancient computer. A robot, an AI. And it broadcast the secrets of modern technology for the world to hear.
A thousand years of innovation summed up into a radio transmission, such that those who had the ears/radios to hear had gained a giant head-start in shaping the burgeoning industrial world. Just follow the instructions... Carrington Event, then suddenly everyone starts exploring Antarctica.