Our culture is largely based on the ever-changing advancements in technology. Throughout the book Computers, we follow the history and development of this technology and examine the effects it has on our lives. It began with the early inventions of previous centuries such as astrolabes and abacuses. Although these innovations were quite primitive they greatly improved the lives of these people by making everyday tasks simpler and more efficient. Throughout the last century there has been overwhelming amounts of new and innovative development that assist us in every aspect of society. One innovation in particular, is the use of computers to tabulate the US census. It would often take years to account for all the US citizens, even coming close to overlapping the following census, but with these specifically designed computers, they were able to significantly reduce that time. The book helps explain these ideas and many more, as well as how computers have forever changed American society on a federal, business, and personal scale.
World War II increased the development of technology significantly. In Ferro's words "Never had a war been so dependent on research in science and technology" (pg 47). It was during this time that IBM became a huge part of the technology sector. It introduced hundreds of computers, created primarily for niche markets. It was also during this time that the first programming languages were created. The microprocessor changed these computers heavily making them lighter, more efficient, cooler, and less prone to failure. Jack Kilby received the Nobel Peace Prize for his invention of the microprocessor.
American culture was forever changed with the development of this new technology. Businesses became larger, faster, and more efficient and entirely new fields such as online markets were created. Today we are constantly connect. We have come a long way from computers the size of entire rooms to our small hand held devices such as cell phones and iPods. New technology forever changes and continues to change our lives and with it we are forever connected to one another and all the knowledge that society has to offer.
World War II increased the development of technology significantly. In Ferro's words "Never had a war been so dependent on research in science and technology" (pg 47). It was during this time that IBM became a huge part of the technology sector. It introduced hundreds of computers, created primarily for niche markets. It was also during this time that the first programming languages were created. The microprocessor changed these computers heavily making them lighter, more efficient, cooler, and less prone to failure. Jack Kilby received the Nobel Peace Prize for his invention of the microprocessor.
American culture was forever changed with the development of this new technology. Businesses became larger, faster, and more efficient and entirely new fields such as online markets were created. Today we are constantly connect. We have come a long way from computers the size of entire rooms to our small hand held devices such as cell phones and iPods. New technology forever changes and continues to change our lives and with it we are forever connected to one another and all the knowledge that society has to offer.
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