  It is now less than a decade since CoRoT initiated the space photometry
revolution with breakthrough discoveries, and five years since Kepler started a
series of similar advances. I'll set the context for this revolution noting the
status of asteroseismology and exoplanet discovery as it was 15-25 years ago in
order to give perspective on why it is not mere hyperbole to claim CoRoT and
Kepler fostered a revolution in our sciences. Primary events setting up the
revolution will be recounted. I'll continue with noting the major discoveries
in hand, and how asteroseismology and exoplanet studies, and indeed our
approach to doing science, have been forever changed thanks to these
spectacular missions.
