Vannevar Bush had many interesting, note worthy points in his article, "As We May Think". He did a good job discussing the ties between technology and science, and the outcome of too much interference with the world. He states that scientific involvement that is too heavy could very well lead to destruction.
It was very interesting how on key he was about the technological inventions of the future, which are the items we use today. He talked about the camera and how much faster and automatic they will become. He states how they will soon be able to adjust exposure automatically, take photos in full color, and be able to print thousands of copies of the same photo if so desired. In words from Bush, "The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it".
One point I find especially interesting because you can understand how it would sound absolutely lucrative to readers at that point in time is, "The Encyclopedia Britannica could be reduced to the volume of a matchbox." And to show for this we have USB drives in every pocket, backpack, and purse of people all over the world. It is the most efficient, quick and easy way to store and carry information from destination to destination.
Science has made our lives faster, easier, and more clear in many ways, but we must understand that to keep this up it much be updated and fixed on a periodic basis or we will fail. At this we ask the question, "Has science wedged in to our lives too far/"
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