We're really starting to do some interesting stuff on the atomic scale. Chemists develop 'almost magical' technique to move single atoms in molecule's core Incredible milestone: World's first X-ray of single atom reported Let's say, that what we're witnessing is akin to Morse figuring out his telegraph idea that he stole from someone else. That was ~170 years ago. We've seen all kinds of amazing breakthroughs in telecommunications since then. Imagine what's going to happen in the next 170 years. Even if it is a snail's pace by comparison, we're still going to be able to do some insanely amazing stuff in the very near future.
