Tiffani Holman Miss Keith English 10 3 March 2014 Simple Machines People in the modern world still use the same technology that people from millions of years ago used. These technologies make life easier for humans and help them do day-to-day activities. Machine technology throughout the world is mainly made from six simple machines. They are the lever, inclined plane, wedge, screw, wheel and axel, and pulley. These machines provide a mechanical advantage for people and provide safer, less strenuous work for them. Starting from the Stone Age to present time, simple machines have made the largest global impact because they help human beings create less work and effort, they have developed new technologies in history, and they continue to help people make new technologies today. Simple machines possess a science behind them that provides work with a fraction of the effort. According to the United States Lerner Publishing Group, “Machines allow people to apply force and to do more work than could be done with muscle power alone, and force can be applied more efficiently” (Woods 2). Work equals force times distance; therefore, when machines are used, they lessen the force or effort required to achieve the work. The consequence is that people have to travel a farther distance when decreasing their amount of effort. Whether people trade less force for more distance, or vice versa, they still endure an equal amount of work. Simple machines also allow people to change the direction of their applied force, which may provide a simpler task as well. Western Michigan University states that the input force equals the work put into the machine and the output force is the work accomplished by the machine (Wakild 4). A lever is a perfect exampl... ... middle of paper ... ...the present day society. They are used from driving around to hanging a picture on the living room wall. They are also used during construction, and are even used in a task as simple as turning on the kitchen sink. Without doubt, the world would not be the same if simple machines were non-existent. Simple machines have and continue to make the largest global impact because they create less effort for people, they have helped people develop new technologies throughout history, and they continue to help people create new technologies today. Simple machines are basic technologies that are major uses for the human race. They are a huge benefit for people and will continue to be used in the future. Through time, people have become more mechanically intelligent due to simple machines and they will continue to help the human race obtain new technology to change the world.
Machinery today keeps on getting better and better. New discoveries in technology allow us to improve the quality of our machinery so their performance level is better than some might have expected. These new technologies also make it a lot easier on people in the workforce. New technologies have a huge affect on society. Farmers, for example, have it a lot easier now than they did in the early 1900's. More advanced farm equipment is the reason for this. Aside from all the good things that arise from new machinery, there is also a few down falls. Many people loose their jobs because of all the new high-tech machinery. For this reason, I am sure some believe that progress is not always for the better. What if in the future, machinery started dominating everyone's job, what would we do then? Also at certain times, new advancements are used in the wrong way. For example, it was stated in Leo Marx's article that because of these new technology advancements, "Hiroshima and the nuclear threat; pollution and other kinds of damage inflicted upon the environment by advanced industrial societies; spectacular accidents like B-mile Island, Bhepal, the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.
I feel that modern technology is making our lives easier by giving us breaks from civilization. Through the use of modern tools, we are able to complete tasks quicker, leaving more personal time. For example, the Internet allows students easy access to information for projects, term papers, and the like. Before, students had to spend more time in libraries and bookstores to find information that is now available from home in a matter of seconds. Modern technology is based on making life easier.
A few decades ago, the dream of nearly every American was to one day own a car. In present age, this dream has become a reality for the majority of the population. A 2001 report released by the Energy Information Administration showed that on average America alone has approximately 1.79 cars per household ("Household vehicles energy," 2005).With all of the luxuries and technologies that are made available for Americans, the United States has proven that they are one of the most advanced nations in the world. Now ask yourself: What would America be like without the advanced technology that it has today? Culture and life would be much more different and complicated for nearly every human being. In addition, some of today’s most important jobs wouldn‘t exist. Obviously, at one point in history this was the case and construction of every sort was carried out with hand tools and nothing else. This all changed during the Industrial Age when human-operated machines helped replace the handwork of craftspeople. Today this is known as mechanization. It was not until the nineteenth century that Americans took it a step further and automation was born. Automation is automatic operation and control of machinery that can carry out decisions without human intervention (Plotkin, 2009). As it is to expect, automation has its conveniences and its downfalls. This form of manufacturing can result in employment problems for society because human labor is not required. However, with the replacement of human workers by technology, higher quality products can be made at a cheaper cost ("Automation," 2010). Therefore, when balancing the positive and negative factors of automation, it is clear to see that it has a beneficial impact on American society.
The machine is also commentary on society’s use of machines. In its unnecessary complexity, a Rube Goldberg machine shows the obsession we have with more and more complicated machines with little regard as to whether or not they are useful. It says that machines aren’t always necessary, that machines can sometimes even get in the way.
Over the years, technology has developed greatly. Inventions now compared to those in the past completely outshine the latter, and is always being worked on. For these reasons, technology has had a great impact on how we, as humans live our lives.
...hese complex machines make work easier for us. Simple machines are also useful. For one they make up all complex machines. They also make work more manageable.
Technology has had a huge impact on modern day society. So many things we take for granted and do not even seem to notice. Now, a day is a miracle that has only served to improve our world as a whole. Air travel, modern medicine, global communication, and agricultural technology are just a few things that have had huge everlasting effects on humans.
Our world is constantly changing as the society is often developing new technology. Ever since the technological breakthrough, technology has become a greater part of our daily life. From simple tasks of turning on the lights to more complex ones such as communicating with a robot on Mars, technology is shaping the modern society. As technology continues to advance, it is aiding us in every aspect of our lives, from diagnosing health problems, making our lives easier with the help of robots and providing us with better education, technology has made the world better. With technological innovations happening daily, technology is breaking barriers and changing the lives of countless people.
The introduction of machinery initiated the Industrial Revolution making factories an important way of life. The machinery in factories used the pow...
From Ancient Mesopotamia came a revolutionary tool that has crystallized the world into the complex civilization it is today, the wheel. The wheel has commutated the very way we live and think about the world and all credit goes to Ancient Mesopotamia for providing this life changing invention. Wheels are everywhere we look and in places that you wouldn't even think. Wheels are used everyday in some way or another and come in many sizes and innumerable different materials and purposes. This prodigious invention has helped ancient Mesopotamians work, move, and live and still helps us today.
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man” (Hubbard 151). Elbert Hubbard, an American writer and the founder of Roycroft Artisan community, predicted the future with his epigram. His maxim would resonate for years to come and would be seen in the future job markets. For thousands of years, technology has fundamentally changed the way we live and interact with our environment. It has brought us from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution. It has taken us from the creation of the computer to the landing on the moon. Not only has technology affected the old, but also it has affected the youth. For the old and aged, modern technological innovations have brought about longer lives through medicine and other health care. People today are able to live longer, live stronger, and live happier. As for the youth and growing generations, technology has also affected them in various ways. From entertainment to education, technology has designed a generation that could never have been before imagined. But technology has not stopped there; it also has affected their future. From what careers they will pursue to how much they will earn, technology will play a big role. With the rise of new machines and equipment, thousands of jobs will be created that will range from ones that involve handling the machinery to ones that cannot be done by machinery. However on the other hand, new technology also takes away thousands of other jobs from society. As businesses look for ways to maker bigger profits, they will start replacing workers with machinery that could do the job faster and better. While the amount of unemployed may increase due to the advancement of technology, there will also b...
Robotics was also a major part in the military advancements that we have today, for weapons and defenses. Today the military has drones, which are unmanned aircrafts, this a huge increase in safety from what it used to be. There are also things like claymores, and mines, which can be activated just by contact, During this time during wars instead of going into an area blind and losing lives, soldiers can send tiny planes to find out how many people are across enemy, because it is able to read the temperature of the human body.
Throughout time, machines, no matter how simple or complex, have played a vital role in the development of civilization into the future. In other words, machines have played a part into helping our culture develop into what it has become today. This dates back to the beginning of time when early man used a stick and a fulcrum (rock) to make a simple lever.
The pulley, lever, and and wheel, although simple ideas, have a modern definition of engineering.
Manual household chores such as washing clothes and dishes, beating rugs and sewing by hand have all for the most part been replaced by washing machines, dishwashers, vacuums and sewing machines. The same is true for manufacturing. For instance, textiles were once produced by hand through a series of arduous steps using simple equipment. However, that changed during the Industrial Revolution when the spinning jenny and the power loom were invented. These innovations along with others allowed for textiles to be produced at a greater volume at a much higher pace with less human power. Again, we see how technology does not hinder or limit our intelligence. If anything, using technology allows us additional time to pursue other interests and broaden our