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Computers existed in 1960, but they didn't replace pen and paper (and electric typewriters) until the 1990s.
| Newspapers -> Ubiquitous electronic media.
This obviously happened after 1960. I do not consider TV and radio in 1960 to be functionally the same as the internet.
| Coal (at best) -> Nuclear
The first commercial nuclear point plant in the US was in 1958, and had a very primitive design. Nuclear power as we know it came about after 1960.
| What do we have now?
Several of the things you mentioned as coming before 1960, for a start.
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Computers existed in 1960, but they didn't replace pen and paper (and electric typewriters) until the 1990s.
| Newspapers -> Ubiquitous electronic media.
This obviously happened after 1960. I do not consider TV and radio in 1960 to be functionally the same as the internet.
| Coal (at best) -> Nuclear
The first commercial nuclear point plant in the US was in 1958, and had a very primitive design. Nuclear power as we know it came about after 1960.
| What do we have now?
Several of the things you mentioned as coming before 1960, for a start.