Technological Epochs and Generational Identity: Mapping Human Cohorts to Technological Shifts Amidst Biological Constancy

This paper argues that generational cohorts from the Silent Generation to Generation Alpha are best understood through the lens of technological epochal change rather than arbitrary social or chronological boundaries. While human biology has remained virtually unchanged over the last century, each generation has developed within distinct technological environments that fundamentally shape cognition, behavior, and social norms. By mapping generational boundaries to major technological inflection points, this paper offers a biologically grounded and empirically supported framework for understanding generational identity as a function of technological exposure.