The Impacts Of Modern Technology

The major impact of technology on World War I (WWI) was that it made the war much more difficult for the infantry soldiers who did most of the fighting. The new technologies such as trench warfare, poison gas, machine guns, tanks, airplanes, flamethrowers, and naval navigation advances caused the 4 years of WW1 to be harsh and devastating, resulting in many casualties never seen before in a war before WW1. These technological advances marked the beginnings of new type of warfares, less land being conquered, and more people dying. The advancement of technology due to the introduction of mechanics, chemistry, and military industry resulted in smaller but more deadlier battles, extended time of the great war, and economic destruction to the losers of the war (Germany).

Weapons in WW1 could decide who would win and who would lose. Newer weapons were brought into the War constantly as they were the most efficient in destroying and making other weapons useless. Making them more powerful for this reason making the death count rise double- time, however, not for long…

Technologies based on ideas from the First World War have changed the way countries defend and attack during wartime through the mechanization of warfare, chemical warfare, and war transportation.

One technological innovation of the war was the use of poison gases, such as mustard gas. The use of gas in WW1 was initially of huge importance as it was thought to be the weapon to break the stalemate. During the war, Gas was a horrific weapon, which had the capability to inflict life-endangering injuries, but as the war drew on, the technology for preventing its effects, such as gas masks, were invented and improved. Gas in the latter parts of the war was not released from canisters but was fired in gas-filled artillery shells, which led to more accurate and devastating

Throughout the years, technology has impacted lives and changed society in both positive ways and negative ways. Technology has led to great discoveries and advances such as in medicine, security, communication, and education. But what exactly is technology? Technology can be defined as, “the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science” (Dictionary). With technology, we are capable of learning almost anything and improving our knowledge in hundreds of different subjects but, is it possible that technology is actually declining human intelligence? Is it possible we could become less knowledgeable in certain areas? Albert Einstein once quoted, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” If many ways someone could argue that this quote is true and that technology declines human intelligence and society is too dependent on it.

Technological advances in industry are destroying US jobs and distancing people from direct social interaction. Nonetheless, technological advances have also raised the standard of living and the average life expectancy and have increased food production, eliminating the possibility of famine. Technology has allowed people to do both fantastic and terrible things, but the technology was not the cause of those good or bad results; technology is merely an instrument for the user, resulting in either good or bad outcomes. Technology has no moral value and is only valuable as an instrument, meaning that the results of the technologies’ uses do not incur moral worth on the technologies themselves.

The new technology used in modern society is advancing and helping us in positive ways. This technology is advancing everyone and our kids will be smarter than ever. Scientists are coming out with new technology and everyone is using it. Schools are using more computers than ever, social media is bigger than ever and there are even new cars. Schools using computers more is helping kid’s grades, social media is bringing us closer and more people driving electric cars is helping save the earth.

Today, the impact of modern technology in our human life is unmeasurable. Modern technology leads to advancement of machines. Nowadays the usage of machines has been increased and work load of humans has been decreased drastically. This leads to one of the most controversial topic in my major Mechanical Engineering M, Franchetti, 2017. “Are machines gaining control over humans?”. This topic has been a controversy since advancement of machines made human life easy, and unemployment of workers came into picture. I interviewed Dr. Matthew Franchetti, the Associate professor and Undergraduate Program Director of Engineering at University Of Toledo.

In the past few decades, there has been a huge revolution in an internet and communication technologies. Technology has brought so many changes in today's society. People interact, exchange information, and socialize in a whole new way that was not even possible thirty years ago. According to a Forbes article, "iPhone X and Apple Watch: How Apple's Vision Will Further Innovate Digital Commerce" by Michelle Evans, the new iPhone's features will improve the quality of people's lives by the most advanced security function. Recently, Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has launched a new iPhone on their 10th year anniversary, since it launched its first iPhone, as called iPhone "X". Undoubtedly, modern technology has become crucial aspects of our life. Although it has led to complications, it is actually reasonable to say that modern technology has very much improved the quality of people's lives.

Due to advancement of technology world has become modern, everything has been changed rapidly. Modern technology is drastically changing the world's living standards that result, people can achieve everything easily. As we move into the twenty-first century, it is clear to see that we have become more and more dependent on computers, such as computer are use every filed like School, Office and Aeroplan. My strongly believed that technology has the biggest impact on the world.

Andrew S. Grove, a well-known author and engineer, acknowledged, “In technology, whatever can be done, will be done” (“Technology Quotes and Sayings"). Technology is extremely beneficial and makes students’ lives easier all around the world. Some researchers have made an argument that technology causes students to think shorter; however, technology engages students and entices them to learn more efficiently with ease. Technology helps students expand their knowledge by intently keeping them engaged; quickly finding resources, connecting them with others, and giving them confidence in their work.

Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Over the years technology has improved and become a huge part of everyone's daily life. We use technology to extend our abilities outside of what a normal person knows and can do. We apply technology in almost everything we do in our lives. We use technology at work, for communication, transportation, learning, manufacturing, securing data, scaling businesses and so much more. Technology has become more efficient over time that it has made life much easier for the people.

There is no doubt that technology plays a big role in society today. Whether people like it or not, one thing is definite: technology is not going anywhere. Having grown up in the midst of the digital revolution, technology was going to be a part of my life, and it most definitely has. No matter if it is the Internet, computers, cell phones, tablets, video games; I have been exposed to all of them. However, of all the pieces of technology I have used, the one I cannot live without would have to be my laptop. This year has opened my eyes to how important it is to have a nice laptop. Whether I am taking notes in class, doing research online, typing a paper, surfing the web, or Skyping my family back home, I am always using my laptop. Sure, I still use my cell phone a lot, but I honestly do not use social media on it as I used to. So really the main purposes for my cell phone are what they should be for; making phone calls and sending texts. If I did not have a laptop, it would make going to school more challenging, I would spend much more time at the library using their computers and could not enjoy lying in bed watching my favorite show on Netflix. Of course I could handle not having a laptop. However, after completing my first year away at school, my eyes have been opened to the importance of having one, and I have seen how dependent I am on mine.

America has gone through many changes in the 20th and 21st centuries. This is because America has become increasingly influenced “by globalization, by digitization of data, and by the ways in which technology asks us to communicate” with each other, and view the world (PSS, 2017). These changes have impacted the current practices within our educational system. Whether or not we agree with the impact of these changes will vary from one individual to the next. As educators, we have had to adapt and keep up with the vast amount of changes in our society since it also has had an impact on our students. In my opinion, although we have witnessed multiple changes, the two major social problems of the 20th and 21st centuries in America are

Before modern technology, men would band together for the protection of their families. History has proven people group together for survival, whether that be warmth, food, or protection. The idea was that a group is stronger and more profitable than one person acting alone. Each tribe or gathering of individuals working together is considered a society. A society is nothing more than a group of people living together for a common purpose, or simply because it is more convenient. But, if all societies were thriving entities, then we would not know the hardships that have repeated throughout history, such as, poverty and famine. On the contrary, a society that works well is a society that works for the well-being of its individual members. A high functioning and successful society is built on a foundation of trust and equality and enforced by a governing body.