Technological Advancements and American Society

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Advances in technology and American Society

Today Americans wake up in the morning to their automated coffee brewers, drive to work relying on their global positioning system (GPS), and arrive at work where they use e-mail, video conferencing, and numerous other technological devices all day. To say that technology has changed the way that Americans live their life today would be an understatement. Advances in technology affect many areas of the American life including entertainment, medicine, war, and home appliances.

Due to advancements in scientific knowledge medicine in American society has grown quite rapidly. Vaccinations, antibiotics, transplants, and laboratory testing are all examples of how medicine has progressed up until today. These advancements have extended the human lifespan significantly since the beginning of the 20th century. Lab testing and the development of radiology is a great example because it has changed so many ways lives from when it was first invented. Doctors and nurses use many forms of radiology including CT scans, x-rays, MRI’s, among others, to study a patient and analyze what is wrong inside their body. The use of radiology, more specifically nuclear medicine, is used to help treat cancer patients. Chemo therapy, a form of radiation, has helped saved millions of lives and continues to advance to help fight the stages of cancer. These examples are just a glimpse of the impact these technological advances have in medicine.

The next category of American society that is affected as a result of the advances in technology is entertainment. Americans have been entertaining themselves since before the start of the nation. Music has been around since the 1600’s. The sonograph can be considered th...

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...comfort and convenience which have been taken to new heights due to these advances in the modern sciences. Another effect is an increase in the amount of knowledge and change spreading in American society because of the technological advancements. It will be interesting to see what another ten years of technological ascent will bring to this universe and the evolution of technology.

Works Cited

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Rainey, Lee, and John Horrigan. "How the Internet Has Woven Itself into American Life | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project." Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. 25 Jan. 2005. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. .

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