Caltech scientists have developed a method to create metallic objects of a precisely specified shape and composition, giving them unprecedented control of the metallic mixtures, or alloys, they create and the enhanced properties those creations will display. Want a stent that is biocompatible and mechanically robust? How about strong but lightweight satellite components that can operate in space for decades?
Uh, what?
The computer age was started pretty directly as a result of WW2.
I said boom, not age.
The boom took until the mid to late 80s to start. Because that’s when the homebrew hobbyist were prolific enough to start a boom.