The Importance Of Inventions

Superior Essays
Since the beginning of time, man has innovated, created, and invented. This is the only way man has managed to survive and gradually develop into what they have become today. As their inventions began with ideas as simple as spears and even fire, the most recent inventions of today’s day and age have become very advanced and complex. Humans compose most of the more recent inventions of circuits and their components, which control the power source known as electricity, and use it to power the device. Technology is what humans classify these inventions as; whether electricity powers the tool or not, humans consider it as technology. Technology is not only used for human convenience, but is also used for human survival in many ways. In recent …show more content…
These inventions were major steps forward for the human race; they were also unfortunately occurring between intervals of thousands of years from one another. While new inventions were occurring in much faster intervals, it was still an extremely slow process. Of course, this is because humans had to establish a base in order to build upon it. It makes sense that working from a base is easier than working from scratch, and therefore, more technological inventions began to appear over shorter periods of time. Each invention began to change and evolve society into a more convenient and healthy state. Eventually, technological enhancements and inventions began to come up every couple of centuries. Humans were inventing things like gunpowder, microscopes, and thermometers every hundred years or so. Then every few decades, they were creating new inventions, such as ideas like Newton’s three laws (1687), the piano (1700s), and steam engines (1712). (Woodford, 2008/2016). One of the greatest technological innovations of all time was the industrial revolution. According to an article on History.com, “In the 1700s, a series of innovations led to ever-increasing …show more content…
In the everyday routine of most humans, they use technological devices which make their lives easier and more convenient, but are not required in order for them to survive. Just a few examples of these types of technological devices are cell phones, computers, calculators, air conditioning, stoves, vehicles, refrigerators, etc. Without many of these things, everyday tasks and activities would be made much harder and more complicated. Technology has become essential components of today’s education system. Essentially, without today’s technology, students would not have the freedom they do now, and they would definitely not be as imaginative as they are today. As time goes on, technology has made things like calculating certain mathematical equations simply by punching them into calculators. As humans make things like this easier, productivity also increases as the workers are under less stress and can do many things much faster. The following is an excerpt from the website the network which stated that, “Let 's take the office as an example. As exhibited by past trends such as BYOD, a more mobile and connected workforce presents value with improved collaboration and productivity gains. Employees thirst for anything that makes it easier to do their jobs.” (Spain, 2015). It is clear that the main

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    As a society today in 21st century America, humans are becoming more and more like the smartphones they carry around in their pockets, and the computers that lay dormant in backpacks as they shuffle from class to class or ride the subway to work. Technology is becoming more and more of a predominant factor in our every day lives. Think about it. We use technology everywhere, whether it be in school, at work, at home, or even in the car. In Richard Restak’s Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era and Bill Wasik’s…

    • 1026 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Dbq On Innovation

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Inventions Throughout the discovery of electricity, the light bulb, and even the first airplane have all been important inventions to the world. When thinking about inventions they use curiosity, motivation, and creativity. Though what makes an invention is chance and necessity, they may happen by chance or on accident. In other cases, people may need an invention to solve a problem.…

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    According to Stephen Gardiner , "The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization." This refers to how in a whole the Industrialization was a good thing. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of pollution and child labor, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization's positive effects were child labor laws, new inventions and especially the concept of mass production. One of the most influential and long lasting effects were the development of child labor laws.…

    • 509 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Dbq Fire

    • 863 Words
    • 4 Pages

    One of the earliest technology, is learning and taming fire which had been one of the most significant discoveries yet. In the modern-aged world, this may not seem a technology but by definition technology is the practical application of knowledge in a certain area. Thus, the discovery and usage of fire was one of the most invaluable and treasurable technology. The human mind is full of wonders and possibilities. Because of that, this discovery was only the beginning of the great transformation.…

    • 863 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Nicholas Carr vs Kevin Kelly Imagine a world where the internet, electronic devices, smartphones, or any type of technology that you have ever known, did not exist. How could you live without these tools? Technology has been innovating society for the past centuries. People all around the world have been benefited by the new products that technology has to offer. It is almost impossible to imagine a society without technology.…

    • 817 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Post-Civil War Era

    • 631 Words
    • 3 Pages

    During the late 19th century, the economic growth seen during this era was fueled by the outburst of technological innovation. Some of the most ingenious inventions of this time included the telephone introduced by…

    • 631 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    A world once colonized by exploration and discoveries is now a world colonized by digital objects glued to our hands and pockets. From typewriters to computers and laptops, telegrams and pay phones to digital cellphones; technology has evolved and conquered the world. It has changed life and making it easier to live. There is however, a downfall to technology that isn 't often seen, according to the Articles “Google is Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr, “Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um... Focus”, by Alina Tugend, and “Just One More Game...: Angry Birds, Farmville, and other Hyper-addictive Stupid Games”, by Sam Anderson. These authors state the dangers of technology to our civilization.…

    • 1176 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Technology can be spotted nearly everywhere a person is in this day and age. It consumes the human race. It allows people to discover millions of new and lifesaving things. However, it can also cause awful and even fatal effects.…

    • 1451 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    What were some famous inventions that were created. What types of weapons were invented. How did these weapons change how battles were fought. What material was armor made of and did it ever improve. How did these inventions change everyday life…

    • 309 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The assembly line is what Henry Ford used in his car making factories. The parts for the car would come down the line and workers would take them and put them on the vehicle where they were needed. Most of the other inventions had to do with making life easier in the home. Inventions like the electric iron, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, and the dishwasher all made home chores so much easier. There was no more doing things by hand and taking all day.…

    • 1452 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Are We Distracted By Technology? Technology has continued to improve greatly throughout generations, to make our lives easier and higher quality. The current generation depends tremendously on technology for anything major, to simple everyday tasks. Constantly updated communication devices and social media makes things we never thought possible happen. Despite the many positive qualities that come with constant improvements of technology, there is a downside that is creating a generation that is continually distracted.…

    • 1102 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Over the years, technology has advanced so much it has completely altered the way of life. You can research online in seconds versus going to a library and taking hours. Further into modern technology, a smartphone contains many apps; now you only have to grab your phone instead of taking a watch, calculator, a map and many other accessories. Today’s world sounds a lot easier, but generally speaking, the easy way has not always been the best way. Technology doesn’t allow us to retain enough information, can be a distraction, and is also unreliable.…

    • 790 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are millions of people in this world and yet nobody knows exactly what will be happening in the next couple of decades. Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen explain in their article “Our Future Selves” what advancements the world of technology will have in the future. They talk about how the population will be connected through technology, and how they will benefit from each and every invention or advancement. I believe that these two men have a point as to why everyone will be connected. A reason being is because as the years go by more and more people have begun to purchase technology for entertainment or simply because they need it for medical reasons.…

    • 799 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Leading Distraction

    • 833 Words
    • 4 Pages

    I sit here, writing this essay, trying to avoid anything that will distract me. I succeed in some areas, I am away from my friends, and in a quiet place. One distraction that I can’t avoid is necessary in my everyday life, and it is how I will complete this assignment. I use technology constantly, and could not imagine my life without it. I can’t even comprehend how generations before ours grew up without it.…

    • 833 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Albert Einstein once said "I fear the day when technology over laps with humanity the world will only have a generation of idiots. " Now we are in a generation where the serious problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. Easy questions like what is life? Is being googled by many.…

    • 1579 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays

Related Topics