More extreme environments may force faster technological developments ( eg WW2), also see the excellent "Destination Void" by Frank Herbert, where a colony ship has to develop an AI to survive the journey to the nearest star, with unexpected results!
More extreme environments may force faster technological developments ( eg WW2), also see the excellent "Destination Void" by Frank Herbert, where a colony ship has to develop an AI to survive the journey to the nearest star, with unexpected results!