Essay: Technology in the 21st Century
Technology in the 21st Century
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Technology occupies an important role in the 21st century. Modern advancements have made life on earth much easier for the human race. In the last one-hundred years, progress in astrophysics has resulted in man’s ability to give an approximation of the age of the universe. Advances in the medical sciences have extended the average life-span, and increased the general well-being of humans in industrialized nations. For these reasons, I posit the hypothesis that technology is one of the most important creations in the history of humanity. Computers and mechanized operators have allowed for the streamlining of both menial tasks, and exceedingly important jobs. Personal computers are capable of operations and calculations that are overly difficult, if not impossible, for humans or analog formats to execute. Likewise, machines are constructed to handle operations that are impossible-and if not, highly taxing- for human beings. Technology makes certain operations possible, and reduces the difficulty of others. One of the most puzzling questions pertaining to the nature of our universe is, “How long has it been here?” Throughout the course of the last century, science has come much closer to answering this question. Specifically, the Ultra Deep Feel imagery from the Hubble telescope has allowed for a rough estimation of how much time has passed since the first collision of matter with anti-matter that theoretically birthed the universe as we know it. By scanning the farthest reaches of space, Hubble has detected light from objects at a range of 13.75+/-0.17 billion light years(the distance light travels in the space of one year)away. Technology has historically, and continues to illuminate the deepest and most profound trenches that comprise the gaps in human understanding. A large portion of the people alive today would never have survived birth-sans the aid of medical technology. People today live approximately
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Technology occupies an important role in the 21st century. Modern advancements have made life on earth much easier for the human race. In the last one-hundred years, progress in astrophysics has resulted in man’s ability to give an approximation of the age of the universe. Advances in the medical sciences have extended the average life-span, and increased the general well-being of humans in industrialized nations. For these reasons, I posit the hypothesis that technology is one of the most important creations in the history of humanity. Computers and mechanized operators have allowed for the streamlining of both menial tasks, and exceedingly important jobs. Personal computers are capable of operations and calculations that are overly difficult, if not impossible, for humans or analog formats to execute. Likewise, machines are constructed to handle operations that are impossible-and if not, highly taxing- for human beings. Technology makes certain operations possible, and reduces the difficulty of others. One of the most puzzling questions pertaining to the nature of our universe is, “How long has it been here?” Throughout the course of the last century, science has come much closer to answering this question. Specifically, the Ultra Deep Feel imagery from the Hubble telescope has allowed for a rough estimation of how much time has passed since the first collision of matter with anti-matter that theoretically birthed the universe as we know it. By scanning the farthest reaches of space, Hubble has detected light from objects at a range of 13.75+/-0.17 billion light years(the distance light travels in the space of one year)away. Technology has historically, and continues to illuminate the deepest and most profound trenches that comprise the gaps in human understanding. A large portion of the people alive today would never have survived birth-sans the aid of medical technology. People today live approximately