History of technology

create a society that is full of technological advancements, music, art, mass social interaction and cooperation, and many other wonderful things. Despite all our amazing achievements, there are great shames that have permanently stained our human history. These great shames have led to the deaths of millions of human lives by the hands of humans. The question as to why these horrid things happen has always been something that has baffled many people. David Livingstone Smith is one of the few…

Pollution increased, working conditions were bad with the employment of women and young children having to work long and tough hours. Along with the great jump in technology, there was an overall downfall in the socioeconomic and cultural state of the people. Development of cities was one of the major consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Many people were determined to the cities to look for work, in turn the ended…

Technology has evolved greatly within the last half century. Many works of fiction and informational texts have addressed the numerous influences of modern innovation. On a global scale technological advancements may be beneficial in the near future but, over time, they could also prove to be detrimental to society as a whole. In the fictional work “The Veldt,” a family has a house that does everything for them. The house ties their shoes, brushes their teeth, and even bathes them (Bradbury).…

four years, Tesla moved to Graz, Austria, to attend the higher technical school or polytechnic institute in 1875”(Narins, ed., 2008). Tesla had a large amount of education to help him refine his inventing skills. Tesla had a great understanding of technology and was gifted when it came to the use of it.. “Tesla worked all night fixing the ship’s dynamos, and Edison was so impressed he hired the young immigrant he referred to as ‘our parisian’” (Bailey, 2010). Tesla was given a task to complete…

Technology and Culture: An Anthology is a collection of essays compiled by editors Melvin Kranzberg and William Davenport. Each of these papers were previously submitted to the quarterly journal of the Society for the History of Technology entitled Technology and Culture. The editors wanted to focus on the history of technology. However, they realized that technology’s history would also have to be explored in the social and cultural context’s. Therefore, they compiled essays that reflected not…

determinism. What have these debates revealed about the nature of technology, its evolution, and its impact? The history of the United States has evolved alongside a long chain of companies predicting market changes based on consumer needs. This particular country's population, is highly varied and predicting what is most marketable across a large number of subcultures and social classes has proven to be one measure of what makes a technology successful. For historians, this is known as an…

adult learners. The military’s use of computer training and technology to educate its leadership, and training that supports the operation readiness of the military as a whole, demonstrates the importance that computers and technology plays in our national preparedness. The civilian applications of computers and technology for non-traditional and disabled students have been dramatic. On-line delivery of training and supportive technology allows access to disabled learners and has opened new…

One of the key tenets of transcendentalism states that, in so many words, technology is wrong and the advancement of such devices only serve to create problems. While this may be true in some respects, history has shown to the contrary. From inventions to make farming more efficient to creating a phone that does everything with a tap from your finger, technology has transformed the way the world works for the better. Technology, despite its negative consequences, has led to many important…

In the movie WALL-E, there are depictions of how technology contributes to the human problems on planet Earth. Created by human laziness, WALL-E was a machine designed to help the impact of trash on Earth. Throughout the movie, we can tell that the big corporations completely took over making things even worse. It shows Earth looking filthy and in no condition for humans to live in. Eve shows that technology can potentially be wonderful in certain scenarios. She was sent from space to find…

The proposed presentation explores the intersection between technology and performance, focusing on the use of sonification technology within a musical space. The technology in question realizes a unique objective: essentially turning neutral bio-signals into musical material that can be incorporated into a composition or performance. This process, the sonification of bio-signals, has a history in music that began in the 1970’s with the premiere of Alvin Lucier’s Music for Solo Performer. By…