America Vs Airplane

Many generalizations are present throughout this chapter that weaken Carr’s argument. This quote is just one of the few generalizations, “The intellectual ethic of a technology is rarely recognized by its inventors. They are usually so intent on solving a particular problem or untangling some thorny scientific or engineering dilemma that they don’t see the implications of their work. The users of the technology are also usually oblivious to its ethic. They, too, are concerned with the practical benefits they gain from employing the tool” (Carr 45). As stated before this quote is a generalization. Carr is generalizing with the assumption that inventors are usually so intent on solving a problem that they aren’t focuses on the benefits or consumers, which isn’t very true anymore. Many inventors who create products are now looing for the benefits that its user or consumer will get. Therefore this quote can confuse the reader.

“Accepting or Rejecting Innovation” by Jared Diamond, discusses about the factors and processes of adopting new innovations. Diamond explained how innovations, no matter how progressive and efficient it is can be delayed or not used at all. The first factor that decide the new technology can be used is the economic advantage. This is the most obvious, according to the author is if the technology can provide an economic advantage, society would more readily support it. The wheel was used as an example in Native American society, compared to industrial nations, it was not as valued economically due to the lack of domesticated animals. The second factor that the author list was the social and prestigious value of the innovation also plays a crucial

An invention or an advancement in something will only be accepted if it helps the rest of the people, such as creating more jobs for them. It has to be more complicated than something that already exists. This helps them to keep bettering the things they have.

Michael Nielsen's online business article, “What Makes Something Valuable,” agrees with this counter argument. *QUOTE* However, this is not true because any item of great worth can have value, not just a product or a business earning high amounts of money. Nielsen explains that the consumer has wants and needs which determine the value of a product. “The best way to generate value is to provide something lots of people want, and where you have a unique advantage in providing it” (Nielsen). This explains that if a product can solve a problem, then it would be seen as more valuable to the buyers. *REBUT* The article also argued that a product would not be valued very highly if it is not unique. “There are many competitors offering essentially the same service, which drives profits greatly down” (Nielsen). This verifies that a company is only valuable if they are the best in their industry or if there are not numerous amounts of competitors. *REBUT* While some may believe that value is determined by a **supply-and-demand system**, it is actually true that value is determined by what one person believes an object is actually worth. **1 QUOTE MORE

When finding discoveries, research is needed but hard work is what is used after the research. Once research is done and information is found hard work is used to get through the testing and the building of the product. According to In Praise of Careful Science “As John Denker says ‘ I am reminded of the rock star who said it took him 15 years to become an overnight sensation”(p 6). This shows that even if it is a great idea that could make someone famous overnight could take 15 years to bring into action which shows just how much work goes into ideas. If work is not put into ideas great ideas could become abandoned because they were never put into action. People think that mistakes are a good way to make

The first flight occurred in 1903 when the Wright brothers famously took their airplane for a final test flight in December. In the years after this historic flight many people start to see the potential for airplanes in war, transportation, and shipping. Other builders disregarded previous doubt about flying and began to replicate the ideas of the Wright brothers in creating planes with three axes. In addition, the approach of WWI prompted military personnel to pursue uses of airplanes as a war machine. The airplane influenced many aspects of American culture after it’s invention including civilian life, war technology, and individual possibility.

By December of 1903, the Wright brothers changed the world! They built the first powered airplane ever made. If it wasn't for them, we might not have planes today. The Wright brothers' invention relates to the theme of Work, Exchange, and Technology because they worked hard and built something innovative that relates to modern

He also focuses on value as being a measure of usefulness. “A thing I cannot use or make useful, perhaps by trading, has no value however rare or fine it may be” (Eighner,

Not only do inventions shine through with objectivism, but education does as well. If one wishes to seek the knowledge by themselves, they learn more. "We have learned things which are not in the scripts. We have solved secrets of which the Scholars have no knowledge," (Rand 36). Prometheus learns more than the others because he is discovering it with the normal human interest rather than allowing the idea of thought be shunned from his mind. A healthy, advancing society needs more individual thinkers, the kind that objectivism pushes for.

It has always been the dream of mankind wanting to join the birds in the sky, many innovators created various contraptions to achieve flight. On December 17, 1903, two brothers by the name of Wilbur and Orville Wright decided to test their contraption and it was successful. This event changed the course of aviation as the contraption known as Flyer 1 became the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight.

The world was changed on December 17, 1903 when Orville Wright flew the first airplane for a period of 12 seconds. Orville, born in 1871 and his brother Wilbur, born in 1867 grew up in Dayton Ohio with two other brothers, Reuchlin and Lorin and one sister Katherine. They grew up in a loving family, which helped the brothers with the success in their future. Many people are not aware that much of their knowledge that went into the makings of the airplane came from their mother Susan and the bicycle repair shop they owned. Interestingly, Wilbur and Orville were not the men who first thought of flying. In the 16th century, Leonardo de Vinci had thoughts of a “flying machine” that was ahead its time, though

"We know now that the source of wealth is something specifically human: knowledge. If we apply knowledge to tasks we already know how to do, we call it 'productivity'. If we apply knowledge to tasks that are new and different we call it 'innovation'. Only knowledge allows us

The Wright brothers invented the first airplanes. “During 1890 while Orville and Wilbur Wright were working in a bicycle shop, the Wright Brothers got

Value:It holds value because it gives the viewer the both ways in which the same technological resource can be used.

If people are the same, can the creation of new inventions come into existence? How can society and individuals improve if there are no differences? In fact, innovation comes from the mind, but the uniqueness of people has led to these creations. Ever since the first incandescent lightbulb to the present age of rockets and computers, these inventions are what have helped society progress forward into a new era of life. However, how can people comprehend that a single person has created a complex innovation? To explain, a quote describing how to succeed in inventing while facing several obstacles is the analogy of “‘the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance’” (“A quote by H. Jackson Brown Jr.”). Going into detail, to overcome an obstacle does not mean physical strength is necessary to succeed, but through mental qualities is where success truly appears. For instance, making mistakes on a test can motivate a person to persevere and improve on the exam. Nevertheless, its creation comes from individuals, but not all humans can invent a revolutionizing innovation. Why? The characteristics of a person are how an invention is born. Inventors, such as Thomas Edison, did not revolutionize the world by sheer strength, but by their mental capabilities to achieve what they wanted to present to the world. That is their persona. People’s persona shows the aspect of their character and the presentation of who they