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I'm trying to understand how human knowledge is passed down from generation to generation without loss. Or loss occurs?

I believe that today is extremely rare that someone (a single person) can build a computer from scratch as before, because things became more and more complex.

Like @Anixx said in the comments: "More or less comprehensive knowledge exists only abouts the times when writing was invented...": The amount of written knowledge greatly increases every day. How someone that born in future will get all that knowledge, is impossible right?

Then we can fall into the situation of knowledge that were being written and read a few times and never to be read later in future.

How human did and continues to manage knowledge?

Today we are experiencing a boom of information and knowledge, every hour, every day. Imagine a child that will born in 50 years.

What is the flow of human knowledg?

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Why the downvote? – Acaz Souza Jan 25 '12 at 20:15
Could you reword your question to be a bit clearer? For example your statement that its' rare someone could build a computer makes no sense, as people build them all the time. – canadiancreed Jan 26 '12 at 0:39
I'm going to close your question because it doesn't fit the format for this site. If you would like to reword it I would be willing to consider opening it back up. – Steven Drennon♦ Jan 26 '12 at 5:24
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This is of course incorrect. There were huge losses in human knowledge. People even do not know which gods they worshiped just 6000 years ago. More or less comprehensive knowledge exists only abouts the times when writing was invented, but this also did not prevent loss of huge pieces of knowledge. – Anixx Jan 26 '12 at 9:10
@StevenDrennon see edit... – Acaz Souza Jan 26 '12 at 13:11
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closed as off topic by Steven Drennon♦ Jan 26 '12 at 5:24

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