Nuclear power was to the twentieth century what steam power had been to the nineteenth: a game changer.
Nuclear power was better than steam power, because it didn’t pollute, it was basically unlimited, and was extremely efficient.
The downsides to nuclear power were: it could be used to make the most destructive weapon in history.
There was a chemical plant explosion on August the 12th, 2015, in the Port of Tianjin, China, which killed 173, and injured many more.
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne all played a part in the founding of Apple, on the 1st of April, 1976.
We use computers for keeping track of our finances, writing books, designing logos and selling real estate. We also use them for music, movies, and games.
The computer is very quickly replacing stereo and television.
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Other than for travel, we use planes for crop dusting, fighting forest fires, overnight delivery of packages, and chasing hurricanes.
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The first plane would have been much heavier, and much more fuel would’ve been used.
Cars replaced the horse and buggy.
Henry Ford’s assembly-line production style made the automobile affordable and accessible to the average person (before Ford’s Model T was introduced in 1908, only the fabulously wealthy could afford a car). The automobile gave everyone a degree of mobility and personal freedom our forefathers could only dream of, and turned entire generations of teenagers into raging revheads.
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We have come very far with cars since 1908. Everything has changed, we now even have self-driving cars!
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Positives of Rockets
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Negatives of Rockets
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We can now travel into space.
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They can be deadly weapons of war.
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We can now have GPS.
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There is a risk of failure of the rocket.
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We can now make international calls.
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There is a death risk for passengers.
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We can now use cell phones.
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We could harm the environment.
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Cornelis Drebbel invented the first submarine in the 1880’s.. Submarines were used in WWII to sink the other sides Navy ships.
Alexander Flemming invented Antibiotics in 1928. This completely changed healthcare, as our life-spans became so much longer.
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Even though the television has had a negative impact in our lives due to destroying our brain cells, it also has a positive impact, as it is a news source, story-teller, and entertainer.
Before the invention of the internet, people were into the typewriter.
10 ways in which you use the internet for your education and learning...
-Creating powerpoints.
-Taking notes.
-Using online books.
-Reading blogs.
-Chatting to experts.
-Sharing work with others.
-Using websites to find information.
-Watching videos.
-Looking at pictures.
-Using maths tools.
The radio was crucial during WWII, because it was the center of family life.
The internet has impacted the radio, as it, along with cell phones and television, has quickly taken over the use of the radio.
