The human species started use of technology in the day they learned to make and control fire as mentioned in the history. The use of technology over the ages of humans for living and development has evolved/changed dramatically compared to other species.
Humans started with very simple
tools, but over the ages they
have developed their technology
phenomenally.
In the early days, humans used to see the stars and imagine what they were. They used to imagine what the sky was and what was in the sky. In October 1608, the telescope first appeared in Holland(presently- the Netherlands), invented by Lippershey, he was unable to get a patent. Galileo found out about this invention in the spring of 1609, and immediately set about improving it. Scientists revealed the space outside the atmosphere of the world, they discovered the functions and effects of the mighty Sun, the relation between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. In the middle of the 20th century, our technology had achieved an extraordinary stage enough to leave the Earth and go out in the space. Scientists have discovered countless new stars, planets and solar-systems all over the space. They are now trying to discover earth-like planets so that the human species can be saved in case of any threat. The plan is to build huge-smart spacecrafts that may carry us to those safe human-friendly planets. It may sound like a science fiction, but it is slowly becoming a reality day by bay. Nowadays if you are ready to spend money, you can take a tour out to the space. There are a few companies who offer paid space travels. Russia is one of the leaders in case of space tourism despite the fact that they have halted their “orbital space tour” in 2010 due to some technical reasons. They have plans to resume it in 2012. May be sometimes a controversial matter but land on Moon can also be purchased nowadays. There are some online agencies available too selling moon-land in their websites!
Before the invention of printing press, communication was tougher and manufacturing of large amount of books was also not possible. It was Johannes Gutenberg in Germany who invented Printing Press and made all odds possible in 1450. It started a revolution in Europe and then changed the whole world. Printing presses had spread to over 230 cities in twelve European countries including Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, England by the end of the 15th century. People could access to thousands of different information printed on newspapers, books, documents etc. The introduction of the printing press also changed the way the church operated. For the first time many people could read the bible in their native languages.
The way of printing, reading and accessing information also had changed over the time. The Paper still exists, we read newspapers, print photos, documents etc. But the real picture is changing very fast- the smart people of this smart world now read books in an eBook-reader, they watch videos, live TV, news in an internet connected mobile phone or laptop computer. We don’t need to go outside of our homes to meet others, we can do a video chat with them right from our 3g mobile phones or our computers using high-speed internet connections. We also do communicate with friends, family members and close ones through the social networking websites. Even a poor writer like me 🙂 shares his thinking all over the WWW by using a computer that has an internet connection. Many of today’s young generation don’t prefer going outside to play outdoor games like football, cricket etc. They rather enjoy playing games in our computers. This is one of the main reasons of young-age obesity and several other diseases which is not desirable at all.
“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change- this is the rhythm of living”. The journey since the first day was never easy but we still made it. As nothing is perfect and nothing is complete, we have our own faults too within all the goodness. Without any doubt, we will continue inventing new technologies, making wonders and making “yesterday’s impossibles” – “today’s possible” as we are the greatest ever species in the universe.
