TECHNOLOGIES CHANGING THE WORLD AND HOW WE LIVE IN IT !!
Some of the most exciting technologies and inventions became launching pads for a new era of innovation in computers, electronics, manufacturing, and medicine.
Electricity
Would any new advancements have been possible without the breakthrough of electricity? Obviously not. Since early discoverers like Benjamin Franklin studied it, and inventors like Nikola Tesla tested ways to turn it into power, electricity has not only been fueling generations of new innovations but also become an irreplaceable tool of modern life.
The laser technologies
Discovered in 1960, lasers were so before their time, scientists were not even certain where exactly they could be applied. Since then, lasers have found their way into nearly every sector, from medicine to consumer electronics to manufacturing. In fact, now, on an average day, nearly every person comes into contact with a laser¹ in some shape or form.
Semiconductor chips
Many major technical advances became the springboard for countless other new innovations. A good example? The semiconductor chip. The electric circuit with many components such as transistors and wiring opened the door to the evolution of the laptop, followed by the smartphone and tablet.
Quantum computing technologies
The invention of the computer, and especially the personal computer, will continue to shape our lives. In October 2019, it was announced that a quantum computer, which uses quantum mechanics to massively increase processing power, solved a problem that a standard computer couldn’t in just 200 seconds, marking a new realm of potential applications to explore.
The Human Genome Project
No other modern advancement in science has transformed medicine so radically as the Human Genome Project. Completed in 2003, the HGP mapped every gene in the human genome. It opened the door to medical studies on genes associated with diseases. It also led to a flourishing of biotech companies seeking to find new applications in healthcare. The HGP has revealed that there are probably about 20,500 human genes.
