The author argues that the key to understanding the present lies in understanding the past, and that the only way to do this is by studying the evolution of technology. The book is divided into three parts: the first part explores the origins of human civilization and the development of early technologies such as agriculture, writing, and metallurgy; the second part examines the impact of the Industrial Revolution on society and the rise of modern nation-states; and the third part looks at the challenges facing humanity today, including climate change, globalization, and the digital revolution. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes the need for a personal paradigm for perceiving the technological process of developing modern knowledge as the basis for the survival of humanity and the survival of the unification of people in a warring state. The author argues that the only way to understand the present is to study the evolution of technology, and that this evolution has been driven by the desire for power, wealth, and status.

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