On the eve of President Obama's inauguration, I am very excited to see all of the various ways technology will be covering the events of the day. Long gone are the days of listening to the President's first speech over the radio proclaiming "there is nothing to fear, but fear itself!"
Tomorrow is a day which will live in infamy, but in that so many people will be able to watch events on tv, streaming over the internet, and live on the radio. It makes me wonder that in 60 years, we've come from being able to listen on the radio, to being able to watch live over the net. How will we be able to view it in another 60 years? Smell-o-vision? Virtual reality tablets which make you believe that you are there?
I frequently think about what has happened with technology over a lifetime and am constantly amazed. My grandfather turned 90 in October, and in his lifetime there have been two world wars, the advent of movies and television, antibiotics, and even sliced bread (1928, when he was 10!) Maybe I'm waxing a bit too poetically for a Monday evening, but with all this recent change, I can't help but wonder what the future has in store.
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I agree that it's fascinating to ponder! Some of the 1950s "futuristic" literature and ideas have come to pass (think of Fahrenheit 451's "shell" in the ear to hear a constant stream of music or information and look at kids walking around with iPods and earbuds . . . ). But others are still futuristic (like personal hovercraft devices). It's weird for me to think of how much has changed in my lifetime. Pong was revolutionary when I was young!
If you haven't seen this photo of the inauguration, check it out: http://tinyurl.com/c8jabs -- you can zoom in and out and all over. It is amazing!
Wow, that site you mentioned Karen is really cool! I will have to show that to some of my students!
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