subject
History, 07.09.2020 05:01 bluenblonderw

Read the two primary sources below. Then answer the questions that follow. Source 1 Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was a Serbian American inventor, scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur who worked with electricity and contributed to the development of alternating current. He made these predictions about the future: It will soon be possible, for instance, for a business man in New York to dictate instructions and have them appear instantly in London or elsewhere. He will be able to call up from his desk and talk with any telephone subscriber in the world. It will only be necessary to carry an inexpensive instrument not bigger than a watch, which will enable its bearer to hear anywhere on sea or land for distances of thousands of miles. One may listen or transmit speech or song to the uttermost part of the world. In the same way any kind of picture, drawing, or print can be transferred from one place to another. It will be possible to operate millions of such instruments from a single station. Thus it will be a simple matter to keep the uttermost parts of the world in instant touch with each other. The song of a great singer, the speech of a political leader, the sermon of a great divine, the lecture of a man of science may thus be delivered to an audience scattered all over the world. Source: Nikola Tesla, from an interview in the New York Times, Oct. 1909 Source 2 Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) was a famous author of hundreds of books about science, both fiction and nonfiction. He wrote the article from which these excerpts are taken after visiting the New York World’s Fair of 1964: What will life be like, say, in 2014 AD, 50 years from now? Gadgetry will continue to relieve mankind of tedious jobs. Kitchen units will be devised that will prepare "automeals," heating water and converting it to coffee; toasting bread; frying, poaching or scrambling eggs, grilling bacon, and so on. Breakfasts will be "ordered" the night before to be ready by a specified hour the next morning. Much effort will be put into the designing of vehicles with "Robot-brains" vehicles that can be set for particular destinations and that will then proceed there without interference by the slow reflexes of a human driver However, by 2014, only unmanned ships will have landed on Mars, though a manned expedition will be in the works As for television, wall screens will have replaced the ordinary set; but transparent cubes will be making their appearance in which three-dimensional viewing will be possible. All the high-school students will be taught the fundamentals of computer technology, will become proficient in binary arithmetic, and will be trained to perfection in the use of the computer languages that will have developed out of those like the contemporary "Fortran" (from "formula translation"). Source: Isaac Asimov, “A Visit to the World’s Fair of 2014,” New York Times, Aug. 16, 1964 Focus on some of the predictions given in sources 1 and 2. Do you think any of them came true? Fill in the table to organize your observations. This will help you draw conclusions and write an essay in part B. The first row of the table has been completed for you:

ansver
Answers: 3

Another question on History

question
History, 21.06.2019 15:40
Why was the taiping rebellion significant
Answers: 1
question
History, 22.06.2019 02:00
Which of the following statements os an example of how climate and vegetation influence lifestyles? a. many south koreans enjoy watching american films and listening to american music.b. many mongolians are pastoral nomads who raise livestock for a living.c. many chinese peasants are moving to cities in search of better jobs opportunities.d. many north koreans wish to see relatives now living in korea.
Answers: 2
question
History, 22.06.2019 04:00
This map is depicting the 16th century route of what explorer
Answers: 1
question
History, 22.06.2019 04:20
Why were americans concerned about the future of north and south america? check all of the boxes that apply. they worried that european countries would take over independent countries in latin america. they thought that european nations could threaten democracy in the united states. they believed that europe would never again return to the americas.
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Read the two primary sources below. Then answer the questions that follow. Source 1 Nikola Tesla (18...
Questions
question
Social Studies, 26.03.2021 19:40
question
Geography, 26.03.2021 19:40
question
Mathematics, 26.03.2021 19:50
Questions on the website: 13722363