Technology

It was very interesting to read about people who were quite literally depicting the future of modern machines. Although this is something that has been happening for hundreds of years in science fiction writing it was interesting at how accurate these predications were. What I found most interesting was not his prediction but the turn our modern technologies has taken. He describes all these machines like calculators and small camera but in our modern ear no one could have predicted the combination of all of these machines. We have phones that do almost every task a computer can do along with others as well. Even our cars and refrigerators have incorporated the computer into their design. The possibility that all these complex machines could be combined into one machine is an idea that has escaped the author instead he only dreams of the machines independently operating. Another interesting thing in the reading was how industrialization and the stream line of the factory has allowed our culture to excel in technology. The calculator was invented years ago before mass production and was far to expensive to create on a large scale so the idea was thrown away. The calculator was only brought into production when the cost of the raw materials and the construction process was cheap enough to where it would be profitable to mass produce the.

What also struck me as interesting was no he reading itself but my thoughts after the reading about what our technology will look like in the future. Not only has the personal computer been sized to fit in the palm of our hand. To think about the size of a computer in the years to come is astounding. Where will we be in twenty, forty or even one hundred years? Another thing that the author did not touch on was the use of technology in medicine. Our society has made leaps and bounds in the medical field and it is due in part to the use of the computer. We also are developing machines that are able to keep our bodies by taking the place of vital organs. Technology is a very fascinating thing and it was really exciting to take a peek into the thoughts of someone who existed almost 70 years ago. The author predicted much of are modern day technologies very accurately. Does this mean that the predictions of tomorrow are just as accurate?