The PBS timeline on technology was really interesting it did an excellent job of showing the progression of technology overtime. It goes from 1750 to 1990 and covers all the major technological advancements that happened in that period. What really captured my interest was the small little blurbs that popped up when you click on the event. It was really interesting to see the explosions of innovation after the year 1800. Technological advancements took off at an unprecedented rate. In 60 years mankind went from the first airplane to landing a man on the moon. That's absolutely mind blowing, frozen food wasn't invented until 1920.
What drove this sudden explosion in innovation? How come we didn't see technological progress like this earlier in history? The timeline is a great a thought provoking tool and could be really used to generate excellent class discussion on the topic of technology and its influence on society.
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