Fictional Universe Taxonomy Research

1980s

Universe: Reality

Tech Summary

Value: Early Information Age
Confidence: Canon

Nuclear power, early personal computers, mature space program.

Kardashev

Value: 0.7
Min: 0.67
Max: 0.73
Confidence: CalculatedGuess

References:

Accourding to the source power consumption is 4 times the biomass baseline: 1200 W. The source also tells 28564 TWh in 1950, which amounts to 2800 W per person. Taking the latter.

Population

Value: 4e9
Min: 3.5e9
Max: 4.5e9
Confidence: Canon

References:

Quick Wikipedia research. Error bars guestimated.

Techlevel

Value: 6
Confidence: Canon

TL 6 Atomic. Nuclear power plants, personal computers, satellites, Space Shuttle. Hardest tech: nuclear power (mature fission), semiconductor ICs. Same TL as 20th Century. No fundamentally new technology type since fission/semiconductors.

Class

Value: 6
Confidence: Canon

Nuclear power established, personal computers emerging, space program mature, globalization. Class 6 Information.

Nuclear power, globalization, mass market industrial products like cars, TVs, washing machines.